Security News

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...

New Mirai Variant Carries Out 54-Hour DDoS Attacks (Threatpost)
2017-03-30 18:50

Researchers are tracking a new variant of the Mirai malware after it launched a 54-hour long DDoS attack against a U.S. college.

Advanced Windows botnet spreads Mirai malware (Help Net Security)
2017-02-22 12:30

Kaspersky Lab experts are analyzing the first Windows-based spreader for the Mirai malware as part of a concerted effort to close down Mirai botnets in the wild. The Windows bot appears to have...