Mirai: New wave of IoT botnet attacks hits Germany

Mirai: New wave of IoT botnet attacks hits Germany

New variant of malware used in attacks that knocked 900,000 home internet users offline.

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A new wave of attacks involving the Mirai botnet has crippled internet access for nearly a million home users in Germany. The latest attacks used a new version of the Mirai malware (Linux.Gafgyt.B) which is configured to exploit a weakness found in routers widely used in Germany.

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Source: Symantec

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