Hack Attack on Dyn: Anatomy of a Coordinated Cyberattack

Hackers never rest. They will seize any opportunity to take down websites or prevent you from reaching the websites you want to visit. In October of 2016, an online company that monitored and routed Internet traffic for millions of people went down for almost 12 hours. Just another hack story, right? Yes, but you should know how it happened because it may encourage you to change some of your online behavior to stay safe. Here’s a close look at the anatomy of a hack that’s all too common. The who, why and how. Note: You can go to the WhatIsMyIPaddress.com Learning Center to learn about DDoS. Hackers are forever trying to disrupt business on the Internet, but they often count of help from ordinary computer users. By preventing hackers from infecting our computers (and not becoming part of a botnet), it helps limit the damage hackers can do to us and others. All citizens and companies need to be on guard and avoid visiting websites we don’t trust, as well as not opening emails (and attachments) from people we don’t know. Every decision we make online can affect how safe we are.