UPDATE 2:13 p.m. PT: CNBC is reporting that a third cyber attack is underway, “coming from tens of millions of IP addresses at the same time,” domain registrar Dyn, which is the target of the attacks, told the business network.
Dyn further explained that the attacks are coming in part from unconventional networked devices that are part of the “internet of things,” which could include DVRs, web-connected refrigerators, thermostats — just about anything.
The devices, Dyn says, have been infected by recently deployed malware.
Previously…
Much of the internet went down on Friday, following two attacks on the servers of a major domain host.