Memcached DDoS Exploit Code and List of 17,000 Vulnerable Servers Released

Someone has just released proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit code for amplification attack and a pre-compiled list of nearly 17,000 potential vulnerable Memcached servers on the Internet that could even allow script-kiddies to launch massive DDoS attacks using UDP reflections easily. Last week we saw two record-breaking DDoS attacks—1.35 Tbps hit Github and 1.7 Tbps attack against an unnamed

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