Mirai Botnet Creators Helping FBI Fight Cybercrime to Stay Out of Jail

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 avoid their lengthy prison terms.

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Unusual IoT Botnet Removes Cryptomining Malware from Devices

Security researchers have come across an unusual new botnet that infects Android devices over the debugging interface then searches for and removes cryptocurrency malware. The new botnet, dubbed Fbot by researchers from Qihoo 360’s Netlab team, … Continue reading Unusual IoT Botnet Removes Cryptomining Malware from Devices

The makers of the Mirai IoT-hijacking botnet are sentenced

Three men who operated and controlled the notorious Mirai botnet in October 2016 have been sentenced to five years of probation.
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Fbot Botnet Chases Down and Cleans Systems Infected with com.ufo.miner

Quite the peculiar botnet was detected in the wild by Qihoo researchers. The botnet, dubbed Fbot and based on the code of Satori, appears to be “just going after and removing another botnet com.ufo.miner”. Fbot is displaying other forms of…. Continue reading Fbot Botnet Chases Down and Cleans Systems Infected with com.ufo.miner

Apache Struts & SonicWall’s GMS exploits key targets of Mirai & Gafgyt IoT malware

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Security researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 have discovered modified versions of the notorious Mirai and Gafgyt Internet of Things (IoT) malware. The malware have the capability of targeting flaws that affect Apache Struts and SonicWal… Continue reading Apache Struts & SonicWall’s GMS exploits key targets of Mirai & Gafgyt IoT malware