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    That time your smart toaster broke the internet

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    Violet Blue
    Violet Blue
    10.28.2016

    Where were you the day the internet died? Last Friday the internet had its biggest hiccup to date when a whole bunch of major websites were maliciously knocked offline. Harnessing the weak security of internet-connected devices, like DVRs and cameras, the attackers used botnets implanted on the devices to traffic-overload the one business keeping those sites' domain names functional.