Posted on 12/12/2015 4:51:41 PM PST by aimhigh
The recent attack on the internet's core servers is even more severe than previously thought according to cybersecurity expert John McAfee, who believes it was brought about by a so-called "zombie army" botnet unwittingly installed on hundreds of millions of smartphones through an as yet unidentified app. It is unclear who the perpetrators of the attack are but McAfee speculates that the aim of the attack - taking down the internet - and the unsophisticated way the botnet could be implemented through a simple smartphone app, suggests hackers sympathetic to Islamic State (Isis) or another terrorist group may be behind it.
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I’ve not paid much attention....Goofball McAfee ain’t running from the law any longer?
Plugging away...
Never noticed.
It was a rough week on the nets. Performance was definitely affected.
Ex-Fugitive Anti-Virus Creator John McAfee Running for President
We have Century Link in AZ and our service has been very choppy this week. Then again, Century Link is not that great but they are more affordable than Cox whom I think is far superior.
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