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Plex Media Servers Being Used to Amplify DDoS Attacks – ExtremeTech
The researchers claim that a Plex server, properly utilized, can increase the size of DDoS packets by almost five times, making these attacks much more damaging….
A new network security issue is causing headaches for the victims of DDoS attacks. According to security firm Netscout, several DDoS services have found a way to use Plex Media Servers to amplify the junk traffic they fire off toward targets during attacks. The researchers claim that a Plex server, properly utilized, can increase the size of DDoS packets by almost five times, making these attacks much more damaging. There’s not much Plex users can do about it right now, either.
Plex is a media…
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