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UK Sentences Man for Mirai DDoS Attacks Against Liberia
2019-01-14 11:18

Daniel Kaye Was Paid to Disrupt Liberia's Largest Telecommunications FirmA U.K. court has sentenced Daniel Kaye, 30, after he admitted launching DDoS attacks against Liberia's largest...

Malware scum want to build a Linux botnet using Mirai
2018-11-22 10:20

Hadoop YARN is the attack vector, so lock it away Diligent hackers have decided routers and cameras aren't enough, and have reportedly crafted Mirai variants targeting Linux servers.…

Mirai author fined $8.6million, gets 6 months house arrest
2018-10-31 10:29

An Alaskan court has handed one of the Mirai authors a huge fine.

Mirai Co-Author Gets House Arrest, $8.6 Million Fine
2018-10-29 16:48

Paras Jha Launched DDoS Attacks Against Rutgers, Ran Click-Fraud BotnetsOne of the co-authors of the devastating Mirai botnet malware has been sentenced to home incarceration and community...

Mirai Author Gets House Arrest for DDoS Attacks on University
2018-10-29 10:34

The author of the Mirai malware has been sentenced to six months of house arrest and ordered to pay $8.6 million in restitution for launching distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against...

Mirai Co-Author Gets 6 Months Confinement, $8.6M in Fines for Rutgers Attacks
2018-10-26 20:36

The convicted co-author of the highly disruptive Mirai botnet malware strain has been sentenced to 2,500 hours of community service, six months home confinement, and ordered to pay $8.6 million in...

FBI wants to keep “helpful” Mirai botnet authors around
2018-09-20 10:50

The young men behind the powerful IoT device botnet have been working undercover with law enforcement since they were first fingered.

No, the Mirai botnet masters aren't going to jail. Why? 'Cos they help Feds nab cyber-crims
2018-09-20 06:01

Probation, comm service for poachers turned gamekeepers The three brains behind the Mirai malware, which infects and pressgangs Internet-of-Things devices into a botnet army, have avoided jail.…

Mirai Masterminds Helping FBI Snuff Out Cybercrime
2018-09-19 17:11

The three hackers behind the infamous Mirai botnet have been helping law enforcement take down cybercriminals across the globe.

Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time
2018-09-19 16:54

Citing "extraordinary cooperation" with the government, a court in Alaska on Tuesday sentenced three men to probation, community service and fines for their admitted roles in authoring and using...