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BrickerBot: Do “Good Intentions” Justify the Means—or Deliver Meaningful Results?

2017-12-28 · Read original ↗

ATT&CK techniques detected

2 predictions
T1190Exploit Public-Facing Application
78%
"mirai, this section provides a bit of insight into the cause and effect of some events and their role in the author ’ s decision to go “ all in ” starting with the “ colossally dangerous cve - 2016 - 103725 situation. ” the situation referenced was considered dangerous because it…"
T1584.005Botnet
42%
"documented events are similar cases. organizations believed their attackers were attempting to extend the capabilities of a ddos botnet, but the janit0r claims they were being disabled by brickerbot. we would love to believe these claims because they would confirm our own data. t…"

Summary

Most security researchers have good intentions, but ethics must play a central role in the decisions they make.