Security News

Mirai-Based Masuta Botnet Weaponizes Old Router Vulnerability
2018-01-24 23:27

A new Internet of Things-targeting piece of malware based on Mirai’s publicly released source code has been observed at large, ensnaring devices into a botnet. read more

Satori Author Linked to New Mirai Variant Masuta
2018-01-23 23:52

Two related Mirai variants called Masuta and PureMasuta have links to a hacker identified as Nexus Zeta.

Mirai Variant Targets ARC CPU-Based Devices
2018-01-16 20:07

A newly discovered variant of the Mirai Internet of Things (IoT) botnet is targeting devices with ARC (Argonaut RISC Core) embedded processors, researchers warn. read more

New Mirai Okiru Botnet targets devices running widely-used ARC Processors
2018-01-15 11:33

The cybersecurity threat landscape has never been more extensive and is most likely to grow exponentially in 2018. Although the original creators of Mirai DDoS botnet have already been arrested...

Hacker Exploits Huawei Zero-Day Flaw to Build Mirai Botnet
2017-12-28 16:33

Huawei Patches Flaw to Block 'Satori/Okiru' Variant of Mirai IoT MalwareInternet of things security alert: An attacker has been attempting to infect hundreds of thousands of Huawei home routers...

Huawei Router Vulnerability Used to Spread Mirai Variant
2017-12-22 23:09

Researchers have identified a vulnerability in a Huawei home router model that is being exploited by an adversary to spread a variant of the Mirai malware called Okiku, also known as Satori.

Mirai Variant "Satori" Targets Huawei Routers
2017-12-22 16:12

Hundreds of thousands of attempts to exploit a recently discovered vulnerability in Huawei  read more

Details on the Mirai Botnet Authors
2017-12-20 12:10

Brian Krebs has a long article on the Mirai botnet authors, who pled guilty....

Three Plead Guilty in Mirai Botnet Attacks
2017-12-13 20:55

US officials unveiled criminal charges Wednesday against a former university student and two others in the Mirai botnet attacks which shut down parts of the internet in several countries starting...

Two Hackers Plead Guilty to Creating & Using Mirai Botnet for Massive DDoS Attacks
2017-12-13 16:48

The U.S. federal officials have arrested two hackers who have pleaded guilty to computer-crimes charges for creating and distributing Mirai botnet that crippled some of the world's biggest and...