Security News

BrickerBot bricked 2 million IoT devices, its author claims (Help Net Security)
2017-04-24 20:12

The author of BrickerBot, which “bricks” IoT devices by rewriting the flash storage space and wiping files, has emerged to explain that the malware first attempts to secure the units without...

Mirai and Hajime Locked Into IoT Botnet Battle (Threatpost)
2017-04-21 13:26

A white hat hacker is believed responsible for the Hajime IoT botnet because its main objective appears to be to secure IoT devices vulnerable to the notorious Mirai malware.

Hajime IoT worm infects devices to head off Mirai (Help Net Security)
2017-04-19 18:34

Mirai is the name of the worm that has taken control of many IoT devices around the world and used them to mount DDoS attacks, the most high-profile of which was directed against US-based DNS...