Three men plead guilty to crimes tied to Mirai attacks

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Three men plead guilty to crimes tied to Mirai attacks

Allegedly started DoS campaign over grudges.

A former Rutgers University student and two other men pleaded guilty to computer crimes related to the creation, sale and use of the Mirai botnet that was used to knock major websites offline in massive 2016 attacks. Paras Jha pleaded guilty during an appearance in federal court in New Jersey on ...

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