Tech World Shake‑Up: DNS Outage, Apple ARM Support, Google Strategy, Kafka Updates
A roundup of recent tech developments covering a massive US DNS outage caused by IoT‑based DDoS attacks, Apple’s addition of ARM support to macOS Sierra, Google’s evolving 20% time policy, new multi‑data‑center features in Confluent Kafka, MariaDB’s new member, a critical OpenSSL flaw, China Mobile’s OpenStack award, and Tencent’s rapid Nexus 6P hack.
US DNS Outage
Dynamic Network Services (Dyn) reported a massive DDoS attack that crippled DNS resolution for major US websites such as Twitter, Tumblr, Amazon, Netflix, Reddit, and Airbnb. The attack leveraged compromised IoT devices like routers and cameras, expanding the pool of “botnet” resources beyond traditional PCs.
Apple Adds ARM Support to macOS Sierra Kernel
Apple’s macOS 10.12 release notes reveal a new ARMHURRICANE chip family added to kernel support, following its previous naming scheme (e.g., A7 Cyclone). This hints at possible future ARM‑based Macs and a new app submission model where developers upload source code, allowing Apple to recompile for different architectures without requiring developers to resubmit binaries.
Google’s Future Strategy and 20% Time Policy
CB Insights analysis shows Google’s strategic focus spans AI, cloud services, AR/VR, telecom, energy, logistics, hardware, and platforms, with AI threading through all initiatives. Under Larry Page’s leadership, the “20% time” policy is being restricted, requiring more managerial approval, as part of broader organizational restructuring for transparency and fiscal responsibility.
Confluent Announces Multi‑Data‑Center Replication for Enterprise Kafka
The new Confluent Enterprise release adds multi‑data‑center replication, automatic data balancing, and cloud migration capabilities. It includes the open‑source Confluent Platform with Apache Kafka, client libraries for C, C++, Python, Go, connectors for JDBC, Elasticsearch, HDFS, a Schema Registry, and a REST proxy, while the Enterprise edition adds a Control Center, MDC replication, and automated balancing.
MariaDB Foundation Welcomes Alibaba Cloud’s Peng Lixun
Peng Lixun, a senior MariaDB developer from Alibaba Cloud, has been appointed as a staff member of the MariaDB Foundation. He will focus on optimizing the Replication module and promoting MariaDB adoption in China, contributing to the open‑source project’s development.
360 Discovers Widespread OpenSSL Vulnerability (CVE‑2016‑8610)
Qihoo 360’s security researcher identified a remote anonymous denial‑of‑service flaw dubbed “SSL Death Alert.” It affects many HTTPS services using OpenSSL, including Nginx. The vulnerability was patched in OpenSSL 1.0.2j and 1.1.0b; users are urged to upgrade immediately.
China Mobile Wins OpenStack Summit SuperUser Award
At the OpenStack Summit in Barcelona, China Mobile received the SuperUser Award for its extensive OpenStack deployment since 2013, highlighting its contributions and technical expertise within the open‑source community.
Tencent’s Kosen Lab Breaks Nexus 6P in 10 Seconds at MobilePwn2Own
During the MobilePwn2Own competition, Kosen Lab exploited the Nexus 6P in just ten seconds, becoming the first team to crack both the device and Android 7. The contest limited attack vectors to the mobile browser, raising the difficulty and prize pool above $500,000.
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