More than 100,000 Internet-connected home consumer devices, including a refrigerator, spammed enterprises and consumers worldwide for about two weeks, between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6, according to security firm Proofpoint. The devices were part of a botnet that sent out 750,000 spam emails, the company claimed. The attack apparently featured waves of emails sent in bursts of 100,000 at a time three times daily, with no more than 10 being sent from any one IP address.
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Beware of the Spam-Sending Fridge
Posted by: Richard Adhikari January 21, 2014 05:00 AMMore than 100,000 Internet-connected home consumer devices, including a refrigerator, spammed enterprises and consumers worldwide for about two weeks, between Dec. 23 and Jan. 6, according to security firm Proofpoint. The devices were part of a botnet that sent out 750,000 spam emails, the company claimed. The attack apparently featured waves of emails sent in bursts of 100,000 at a time three times daily, with no more than 10 being sent from any one IP address.