On October 12, 2016, a massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack left much of the internet inaccessible on the U.S. east coast. The attack, which authorities initially feared was the work of a hostile nation-state, was in fact the work of the Mirai botnet. This attack, which could potentialy have taken down the internet in a way never before seen..was started because of...Minecraft. — grew more powerful than its creators ever dreamed possible.Anna Sempai made millions of dollars as a Minecraft hacker. It's a story of unintended consequences and unexpected security threats, and it says a lot about our modern age\ If you want MORE videos with better quality....Give your Support on Patreon! Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/vincevintage If you enjoyed the video message me on Twitter! Twitter- https://twitter.com/_vincevintage If you liked what you saw, donate here! Donate via Venmo- https://venmo.com/u/vinceVintage Have an idea? Want to do some business things together? Email me. email- vincevintageYT@gmail.com Sources: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/11/new-mirai-worm-knocks-900k-germans-offline/ https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-minecraft-scam-brought-down-the-internet/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2017/01/who-is-anna-senpai-the-mirai-worm-author/ https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/09/mirai-botnet-authors-avoid-jail-time/