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Mirai Variant Targets Financial Sector With IoT DDoS Attacks

2018-04-06 19:24

Researchers said a Mirai botnet variant, possibly linked to the IoTroop or Reaper botnet, was leveraged in attacks against the financial sector.

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http://threatpost.com/mirai-variant-targets-financial-sector-with-iot-ddos-attacks/131056/

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