College Student Benjamin Brundage Helps Dismantle Massive Kimwolf Botnet
Benjamin Brundage, a 22-year-old computer science major at the Rochester Institute of Technology, played a pivotal role in dismantling Kimwolf, identified as the world's largest cyber weapon. In September, Brundage discovered the botnet, which utilized residential proxy software to launch tens of thousands of attacks capable of taking small countries offline. Collaborating with internet experts from major tech companies and the U.S. government, he helped neutralize this threat. The article highlights how unadvertised backdoors in cheap IoT devices and apps allow criminals to access home networks. Additionally, the newsletter covers other tech stories, including an experiment where a journalist uploaded blood work to AI for analysis, Apple CEO Tim Cook viewing a historic iPhone prototype, and young AI entrepreneurs dropping out of college to pursue startups.
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College Student Benjamin Brundage Helps Dismantle Massive Kimwolf Botnet
Benjamin Brundage, a 22-year-old computer science major at the Rochester Institute of Technology, played a pivotal role in dismantling Kimwolf, identified as the world's largest cyber weapon. In September, Brundage discovered the botnet, which utilized residential proxy software to launch tens of thousands of attacks capable of taking small countries offline. Collaborating with internet experts from major tech companies and the U.S. government, he helped neutralize this threat. The article highlights how unadvertised backdoors in cheap IoT devices and apps allow criminals to access home networks. Additionally, the newsletter covers other tech stories, including an experiment where a journalist uploaded blood work to AI for analysis, Apple CEO Tim Cook viewing a historic iPhone prototype, and young AI entrepreneurs dropping out of college to pursue startups.
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