Researchers discover another Mirai variant targeting new IoT vulnerabilities

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 Mar 2021 17:00:24 +0000

Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks have discovered another Mirai variant that is targeting new IoT vulnerabilities. Researchers from Unit 42, the cybersecurity division of Palo Alto Networks, discovered a number of attacks on Feb 16th, 2021 that leveraged vulnerabilities including: VisualDoor (a SonicWall SSL-VPN exploit). CVE-2020-25506 (a D-Link DNS-320 firewall exploit). CVE-2020-26919 (a Netgear... Read more »

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Kaji malware targets IoT devices using SSH brute-force attacks

Ryan Daws — Tue, 05 May 2020 13:29:40 +0000

Security researchers have discovered a new malware called Kaji which is targeting IoT devices using SSH brute-force attacks. Malware is increasingly targeting IoT devices, and it’s little surprise why. Statista estimates there are around 20 billion IoT devices installed today, while IDC predicts 41.6 billion devices generating 79.4 zettabytes of data by 2025. Kaji was... Read more »

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Researchers discover another Mirai variant targeting new IoT vulnerabilities

Kaji malware targets IoT devices using SSH brute-force attacks