Malware that launched the net’s largest ever cyber-attack last year had links to Minecraft servers, according to those investigating it. Security blogger Brian Krebs has spent months investigating the attack…
Tag: Mirai
Digital video recorder installers master password list 'leaked' – claims
If true, we’re talking remote viewing of people’s CCTV cams John Leyden Xiongmai, the vendor behind many Mirai-vulnerable DVRs, has earned the consternation of security watchers once again. The vendor’s…
Oh Britain. Worried your routers will be hacked, but won't touch the admin settings
Survey shows people don’t act on insecure wireless routers. John Leyden Recent Mirai-style attacks against home broadband routers have had some effect but the majority of users have failed to…
Dyn, Liberia DDoS Attacks Were Just Test Runs
The Mirai-fueled DDoS attacks that took the entire country of Liberia offline last week are waning—but researchers say the offensive was merely a test run for something much bigger. …
Hack attacks cut internet access in Liberia
Liberia has been repeatedly cut off from the internet by hackers targeting its only link to the global network. Recurrent attacks up to 3 November flooded the cable link with…