Security News

‘IOTroop’ Botnet Could Dwarf Mirai in Size and Devastation, Says Researcher
2017-10-20 18:17

Malware dubbed IOTroop that researchers say is "worse than Mirai" has already infected one million businesses worldwide.

New Mirai-Linked IoT Botnet Emerges
2017-10-20 14:03

A new, massive botnet is currently recruiting improperly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as IP wireless cameras, Check Point warns. read more

Mirai Malware Attacker Extradited From Germany to UK (InfoRiskToday)
2017-08-31 12:03

Daniel Kaye Charged With DDoS, Blackmail Against Lloyds and Barclays BanksAdmitted Mirai malware attacker Daniel Kaye has been extradited from Germany to the United Kingdom, where he faces charges...

DDoS Threat Increases While Mirai Becomes 'Pay-for-Play' (Security Week)
2017-08-22 17:52

The DDoS threat is increasing again. Pbot can generate 75 Gbps from just 400 nodes and Mirai has been commoditized. However, despite the growing number of attacks, the overall trend seems to be...

British Hacker Admits Using Mirai Botnet to DDoS Deutsche Telekom (The Hackers News)
2017-07-25 03:07

An unnamed 29-year-old man, named by authorities as "Daniel K.," pleaded guilty in a German court on Friday to charges related to the hijacking of more than one Million Deutsche Telekom routers....

Hacker Admits to Mirai Attack Against Deutsche Telekom (Threatpost)
2017-07-24 18:32

A hacker that goes by the name “BestBuy” admitted to a German court that he was behind an attack last year that knocked over a million Deutsche Telekom customers offline.

Mirai Malware Hacker Pleads Guilty in German Court (InfoRiskToday)
2017-07-24 12:17

British 'Spiderman' May Also Be GovRAT Cyber Espionage Malware AuthorA British man named by authorities as "Daniel K." - aka "Spiderman" and "Peter Parker" - pleaded guilty in German court to...

Briton Pleads Guilty to Mirai Attacks in German Court (Security Week)
2017-07-24 08:37

A British man pleaded guilty last week in a German court to launching a cyberattack that resulted in more than one million customers of telecommunications provider Deutsche Telekom experiencing...

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.