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by nodesocket 3525 days ago
"And in a troubling development, the attack appears to have relied on hundreds of thousands of internet-connected devices like cameras, baby monitors and home routers that have been infected..."

Is that really confirmed or just the reporter writing gossip.

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https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/10/hacked-cameras-dvrs-powe...

According to researchers at security firm Flashpoint, today’s attack was launched at least in part by a Mirai-based botnet.

Seems in-between. Not confirmed, but not just conjecture either.