03-10-2016 13:35 via infosecurity-magazine.com

IoT DDoS Attack Warning as Mirai Malware Leaked

IoT DDoS Attack Warning as Mirai Malware LeakedExperts are warning of a new wave of IoT botnet-based DDoS attacks following two of the biggest ever seen in recent days, after source code for the Mirai malware was released online.A user going by the moniker “Anna-senpai” leaked the data onto the Hackforums site on Friday, according to KrebsonSecurity, which was taken out by a 620Mbps attack facilitated by Mirai days before.The malware apparently works by scanning the web for IoT devic
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