Security News > 2016 > November > Linux/IRCTelnet creates new, powerful IoT DDoS botnet (Help Net Security)
2016-11-02 19:42
Linux/IRCTelnet (new Aidra), a new piece of Linux malware targeting IoT devices and turning them into DDoS-capable bots, has been spotted and analyzed by one of the researchers who share their discoveries on the MalwareMustDie! blog. Linux/IRCTelnet is an interesting mix of capabilities associated with older malware. The base of Linux/IRCTelnet is the source code of the Aidra bot, used years ago by an anonymous researcher to build a botnet (or, as he called it, … More →
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