beastmode Archives - Internet of Things News https://www.iottechnews.com/news/tag/beastmode/ Internet of Things news and strategy Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:21:36 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.iottechnews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2020/09/iot-icon-60x60.png beastmode Archives - Internet of Things News https://www.iottechnews.com/news/tag/beastmode/ 32 32 Mirai variant ‘Beastmode’ exploits fresh vulnerabilities https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2022/apr/04/mirai-variant-beastmode-exploits-fresh-vulnerabilities/ https://www.iottechnews.com/news/2022/apr/04/mirai-variant-beastmode-exploits-fresh-vulnerabilities/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:21:34 +0000 https://iottechnews.com/?p=23486 A variant of the Mirai botnet called Beastmode has been observed exploiting recently-discovered vulnerabilities. The Mirai botnet is composed primarily of IoT and embedded devices. In 2016, Mirai made national headlines when it used exploited connected devices to overwhelm several high-profile targets with record-setting Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks. Mirai’s original creator was arrested in the... Read more »

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