Mirai

Experts spotted a new Mirai variant that targets new processorsExperts spotted a new Mirai variant that targets new processors

Experts spotted a new Mirai variant that targets new processors

Palo Alto Networks researchers discovered a new variant of the Mirai malware that is targeting more processor architectures than previous…

6 years ago
A new development shows a potential shift to using Mirai to target enterprisesA new development shows a potential shift to using Mirai to target enterprises

A new development shows a potential shift to using Mirai to target enterprises

PaloAlto Networks researchers discovered a new variant of the infamous Mirai botnet is targeting IoT devices belonging to businesses. Researchers…

6 years ago
British hacker sentenced to jail for attack on Liberian Telecoms firmsBritish hacker sentenced to jail for attack on Liberian Telecoms firms

British hacker sentenced to jail for attack on Liberian Telecoms firms

The British hacker Daniel Kaye has been sentenced to 32 months in prison for the cyberattack on Liberian telecom firms. The British…

6 years ago
Experts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flawExperts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flaw

Experts found first Mirai bot targeting Linux servers via Hadoop YARN flaw

Security experts from Netscout Asert discovered more than ten Mirai bot variants attempting to exploit a recently disclosed flaw in…

7 years ago
The author of the Mirai botnet gets six months of house arrestThe author of the Mirai botnet gets six months of house arrest

The author of the Mirai botnet gets six months of house arrest

Paras Jha (22), the author of the Mirai botnet has been sentenced to six months of house arrest and ordered…

7 years ago
Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud featureMillions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature

Millions of Xiongmai video surveillance devices can be easily hacked via cloud feature, a gift for APT groups and cyber…

7 years ago
Mirai authors avoid the jail by helping US authorities in other investigationsMirai authors avoid the jail by helping US authorities in other investigations

Mirai authors avoid the jail by helping US authorities in other investigations

Three men who admitted to being the authors of the Mirai botnet avoided the jail after helping the FBI in other…

7 years ago
Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018

Evolution of threat landscape for IoT devices – H1 2018

Security experts from Kaspersky have published an interesting report on the new trends in the IoT threat landscape. What is infecting…

7 years ago
Mirai and Gafgyt target Apache Struts and SonicWall to hit enterprisesMirai and Gafgyt target Apache Struts and SonicWall to hit enterprises

Mirai and Gafgyt target Apache Struts and SonicWall to hit enterprises

Security experts with Unit 42 at Palo Alto Networks have discovered new variants of the Mirai and Gafgyt IoT malware…

7 years ago
A new Cross-Platform Mirai Variant appeared in the wildA new Cross-Platform Mirai Variant appeared in the wild

A new Cross-Platform Mirai Variant appeared in the wild

A new cross-platform Mirai variant appeared in the threat landscape, this one has been created using an open-source project. Security…

7 years ago