Security News > 2025 > January > Why is my Mitel phone DDoSing strangers? Oh, it was roped into a new Mirai botnet
2025-01-29 15:32
And now you won't stop calling me, I'm kinda busy A new variant of the Mirai-based malware Aquabot is actively exploiting a vulnerability in Mitel phones to build a remote-controlled botnet, according to Akamai's Security Intelligence and Response Team.…
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