Security News

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...

Mirai Botnet Creators Helping FBI Fight Cybercrime to Stay Out of Jail
2018-09-19 14:18

Three young hackers who were sentenced late last year for creating and spreading the notorious Mirai botnet are now helping the FBI to investigate other "complex" cybercrime cases in return to...

Mirai Authors Avoid Prison After Working With FBI
2018-09-19 07:29

Three individuals who last year admitted creating and using the notorious Mirai botnet have avoided prison after helping the FBI in other cybercrime investigations, the U.S. Department of Justice...

Mirai, Gafgyt Botnets Return to Target Infamous Apache Struts, SonicWall Flaws
2018-09-10 14:23

By implementing the "Equifax bug," it's the first known time a Mirai IoT botnet variant has targeted an Apache Struts vulnerability.

Mirai Variant Cross-Compiles Attack Code with Aboriginal Linux
2018-08-24 19:32

The approach makes Mirai executable on a wide variety of disparate IoT devices and platforms from a single server.

Cross-Platform Mirai Variant Leverages Open-Source Project
2018-08-23 17:35

A newly discovered Mirai variant has been created using an open-source project that makes the process of cross compilation very easy, Symantec reports. read more

Mirai botnet strikes again: This time it's going after a specific open source project
2018-08-23 16:01

Mirai-powered botnet targets the Internet of Things (IoT) via an open source project named Aboriginal Linux.