{"id":9003,"date":"2022-03-30T17:26:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.webtechmantra.com\/?p=9003"},"modified":"2022-03-30T17:26:47","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T17:26:47","slug":"mirais-children-are-still-a-major-security-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.webtechmantra.com\/mirais-children-are-still-a-major-security-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"Mirai\u2019s Children Are Still a Major Security Threat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

You\u2019ve probably heard the phrase \u201cthe gift that keeps on giving,\u201d meaning one that the recipient will continue enjoying for a long time. Well, consider Mirai as the opposite: The threat that keeps on threatening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mirai, for those unfamiliar with it, is a form of malware that emerged in 2016 to terrorize users. Used to seize control of Internet of Things (IoT) devices to form a botnet for staging massive scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS<\/a>) attacks, Mirai found vulnerable connected devices and then infected them with malware allowing them to be remote controlled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It did this by scanning the internet for suitable candidate devices with processors running stripped-down Linux operating systems. By attempting to gain access using a list of common factory default username and password combos, Mirai was able to log into the connected gadgets in question (anything from baby monitors to medical devices) and install the malware attackers could use to stage a DDoS attack for knocking out a website or internet service. The effects could be devastating \u2013 and continue to persist several years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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