Recorded Future, a security company that specializes in machine-based threat intelligence, published information this week about a new IoT botnet, a variant of Mirai, which was the culprit behind a series of DDoS attacks on financial services … [Read more...] about Mirai Botnet Variant Attacking Financial Businesses
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Reaper Botnet Attacks Financial Firms
The Reaper botnet, also known as IoTroop, a variant of Mirai, has been linked to a recent spate of DDoS attacks on three financial institutions in the Netherlands. The three DDoS attacks that Reaper likely carried out took place on January 28th, … [Read more...] about Reaper Botnet Attacks Financial Firms
1.3Tbps DDoS Attack Hits Github
GitHub revealed that earlier this week it experienced what may be the largest-ever distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. In a post on its engineering blog, a GitHub developer explained that the site was unavailable for around 10 minutes on … [Read more...] about 1.3Tbps DDoS Attack Hits Github
Mirai Okiru Targets ARC Processors
Destructive botnet Mirai is back, now known as Mirai Okiru, and is targeting ARC-based Internet processors. ARC (Argonaut RISC Core) processors are the second most widely used processors on the planet, and are used in all sorts of Internet-connected … [Read more...] about Mirai Okiru Targets ARC Processors