Mirai

Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Modded Mirai botnet behind massive application layer DDoS attack

Long onslaught generated 292,000 requests per second.
Jul 25 2019 12:06PM
Mirai botnet hacker ordered to pay US$8.6 million in damages

Mirai botnet hacker ordered to pay US$8.6 million in damages

Six months house arrest for a series of massive cyber attacks.
Oct 29 2018 6:33AM
New IoT botnet infects wide range of devices

New IoT botnet infects wide range of devices

Stealthy Torii a level above Mirai and Qbot copycats.
Sep 28 2018 5:41AM
Trio behind Mirai botnet avoid jail time

Trio behind Mirai botnet avoid jail time

Hackers strike cooperation deal with the feds.
Sep 20 2018 11:39AM
Three men plead guilty to crimes tied to Mirai attacks

Three men plead guilty to crimes tied to Mirai attacks

Allegedly started DoS campaign over grudges.
Dec 14 2017 6:19AM
New Mirai copycat IoT botnet spreading

New Mirai copycat IoT botnet spreading

Code being actively modified.
Oct 23 2017 6:55AM
Alleged Mirai botmaster faces the music in Britain

Alleged Mirai botmaster faces the music in Britain

Extradited from Germany after trial.
Sep 1 2017 8:55AM
List of thousands of wide-open IoT devices leaked

List of thousands of wide-open IoT devices leaked

Telnet open, responding to default credentials.
Aug 28 2017 6:31AM
Mirai botmaster behind Deutsche Telekom attack pleads guilty

Mirai botmaster behind Deutsche Telekom attack pleads guilty

Also admitted to British router hijack.
Jul 25 2017 8:00AM
The new IoT bot Persirai is like Mirai, but worse

The new IoT bot Persirai is like Mirai, but worse

Detected on more than 120,000 IP cameras.
May 11 2017 9:30AM
Vigilante IoT worm Hajime hits Australia

Vigilante IoT worm Hajime hits Australia

Blocks access for Mirai malware.
Apr 20 2017 7:36AM
BrickerBot malware kills open IoT devices

BrickerBot malware kills open IoT devices

"Phlashing" causes permanent denial of service.
Apr 7 2017 10:15AM
Here's to 2016 - and make it a stiff one

Here's to 2016 - and make it a stiff one

[Blog post] You thought this year was bad, just wait until next.
Dec 20 2016 2:00PM
Deutsche Telekom Mirai attack part of wider global onslaught

Deutsche Telekom Mirai attack part of wider global onslaught

Other organisations likely targeted.
Nov 30 2016 10:28AM
Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers

Mirai botnet attacks 900,000 German broadband routers

Malware attempts to infect routers via remote management feature.
Nov 29 2016 9:00AM
Oracle buys hosted DNS provider Dyn

Oracle buys hosted DNS provider Dyn

Wants to sharpen Iaas and PaaS offerings.
Nov 22 2016 6:50AM
Chinese 'DDoS camera' maker recalls vulnerable devices

Chinese 'DDoS camera' maker recalls vulnerable devices

Users do not change the default password.
Oct 25 2016 12:37PM

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