Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date

Researchers have uncovered two Mirai-based botnets harnessing Internet of Things (IoT) devices to DDoS target organizations around the world. The Murdoc botnet Qualys researchers have laid bare the “Murdoc” botnet, consisting of some 1,300 IoT devices saddled with a variant of the Mirai malware that exploits vulnerabilities to compromise AVTECH Cameras and Huawei HG532 routers. “In this latest campaign we note the utilization of ELF file and Shell Script execution, which leads to the deployment … More → The post Mirai botnet behind the largest DDoS attack to date appeared first on Help Net Security.
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