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World Service,20 Jan 2017,23 mins

Minecraft Link Claimed To Biggest Cyberattack

Tech Life

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Researcher Brian Krebs alleges a cybersecurity firm set up to protect Minecraft players from denial of service attacks created the Mirai botnet that knocked Twitter, Spotify and Reddit offline. Plus, ahead of major elections in France and Germany this year, we ask the European Commission Vice President Andrus Ansip whether Europe can fight lies and fake news on social media. Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, with Zoe Kleinman from the BBC Online tech desk, and special guest Elizabeth Varley, CEO of TechHub. (Image: Minecraft presentation at Microsoft's E3 2016 Xbox press conference, Credit: Frederic J. Brown/ AFP/ Getty Images).

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