- Security
- By George Dascalu
- July 6th, 2021
New Botnet Dubbed Mirai Compromised Over 300,000 IoT Devices
Cybercriminals used compromised IoT devices in order to launch massive DDoS attacks all around the world
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 26th, 2018
Mirai Author Gets Only Six Months of House Arrest, $8.6 Million Restitution
Will also have to perform 2,500 hours of community service
- Security
- By Sergiu Gatlan
- October 26th, 2018
16K Strong DDoS-for-Hire Botnet Provides 420+ GB/s Club to Knock Out Websites
Yet another Mirai fork that kills other bots on sight
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 27th, 2017
Vigilante IoT Worm Hajime Infects 300,000 Devices
Hajime is becoming quite the botnet and it would be dangerous for it to go dark, if the hacker decides to flip it
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- April 21st, 2017
IoT Malware Hajime Fights Against Mirai, Tries to Secure Devices
A self-proclaimed white hat hacker built Hajime to secure IoT devices, blocking ports from being exploited
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- March 29th, 2017
New Mirai Variant Used in 54-Hour DDoS Attack Against US College
The attack peaked at 37,000 requests per second
- Security
- By Gabriela Vatu
- February 24th, 2017
Necurs Botnet Gets Proxy Module with DDOS Capabilities
Given the size of the Necurs botnet, if used for DDOS attacks, the damage could be massive, researchers say
- Security Blog
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 30th, 2016
Senators Demand Answers Regarding IoT Insecurity and Massive Dyn DDoS Attacks
Dyn DDoS attacks trigger investigation into IoT security
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 30th, 2016
Bug in Mirai Source Code Could Stop Some DDoS Attacks Dead in Their Tracks
Mirai source code features memory buffer overflow issue
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 28th, 2016
The Super-Dangerous Rex Botnet Has Only Around 150 Bots
Rex incorporates some features from the Mirai malware
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 27th, 2016
Botnet of 100,000 IoT Devices Behind Dyn DDoS Attack
Much smaller botnet than the one used against Krebs
- Incidents
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 23rd, 2016
Dyn: DDoS Attack Powered Mainly by Mirai Botnet
Investigators pin Dyn DDoS attack on Mirai
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 19th, 2016
There Are Almost Half a Million IoT Devices Infected with the Mirai IoT Malware
Mirai botnet continues to grow after source code leak
- Virus alerts
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 18th, 2016
Hajime IoT Worm Considerably More Sophisticated than Mirai
New threat surfaces on the IoT landscape
- Advisories
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 14th, 2016
Mirai IoT DDoS Trojan Now Targets Cellular Network Equipment
Mirai trojan becomes more dangerous by targeting critical equipment in mobile 3G and 4G LTE networks
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 4th, 2016
Initial Estimations of Mirai DDoS Botnet Are Accurate
Mirai botnet comprised of over 120,000 IoT devices per day
- Security
- By Catalin Cimpanu
- October 2nd, 2016
Source Code of DDoS Botnet That Attacked Krebs Released by Its Author
Mirai source code posted online on Hack Forums