Collaborate Disseminate
Last week, we reported about a so-called ‘vigilante hacker’ who hacked into at least 10,000 vulnerable ‘Internet of Things’ devices, such as home routers and Internet-connected cameras, using a botnet malware in order to supposedly secure them.
Now, t… Continue reading Hajime ‘Vigilante Botnet’ Growing Rapidly; Hijacks 300,000 IoT Devices Worldwide
It should be noted that hacking a system for unauthorised access that does not belong to you is an illegal practice, no matter what’s the actual intention behind it.
Now I am pointing out this because reportedly someone, who has been labeled as a ‘vig… Continue reading To Protect Your Devices, A Hacker Wants to Hack You Before Someone Else Does
Researchers are tracking a new variant of the Mirai malware after it launched a 54-hour long DDoS attack against a U.S. college. Continue reading New Mirai Variant Carries Out 54-Hour DDoS Attacks
MIRAI – possibly the biggest IoT-based malware threat that emerged last year, which caused vast internet outage in October last year by launching massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks against the popular DNS provider Dyn.
Now, the infamous malware has updated itself to boost its distribution efforts.
Researchers from Russian cyber-security firm Dr.Web have now uncovered a
Continue reading New Windows Trojan Spreads MIRAI Malware To Hack More IoT Devices
Attackers are targeting DSL routers this week with what’s being called a potent new variant of the Mirai malware that knocked offline major Internet companies like Twitter and Spotify last month.
Continue reading New Mirai Variant Targets Routers, Knocks 900,000 Offline
Mirai Botnet is getting stronger and more notorious each day that passes by. The reason: Insecure Internet-of-things Devices.
Last month, the Mirai botnet knocked the entire Internet offline for a few hours, crippling some of the world’s biggest and m… Continue reading Cyber Attack Knocks Nearly a Million Routers Offline
On Thursday, we compiled a story based on research published by a British security expert reporting that some cyber criminals are apparently using Mirai Botnet to conduct DDoS attacks against the telecommunication companies in Liberia, a small African … Continue reading More Insights On Alleged DDoS Attack Against Liberia Using Mirai Botnet
Intermittent DDoS attacks affecting Internet connectivity nationwide in West African nation Liberia have ceased. One researcher says it’s a test for something else. Continue reading Test-Run DDoS Attacks Against Liberia Cease
Note — We have published an updated article on what really happened behind the alleged DDoS attack against Liberia using Mirai botnet.
Someone is trying to take down the whole Internet of a country, and partially succeeded, by launching massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks using a botnet of insecure IoT devices infected by the Mirai malware.
It all started early October when
Continue reading Someone is Using Mirai Botnet to Shut Down Internet for an Entire Country
The infamous botnet that was used in the recent massive distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks against the popular DNS provider Dyn, causing vast internet outage last Friday, itself is flawed.
Yes, Mirai malware, which has already enslaved millions of Internet of Things (IoT) devices across 164 countries, contains several vulnerabilities that might be used against it in order to destroy
Continue reading Mirai Botnet Itself is Flawed; Hacking Back IoTs Could Mitigate DDoS Attacks