Mirai (malware) (English Wikipedia)

"Think Mirai DDoS is over? It ain't!!". Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
Clark, Adam; Mueller, Mark (21 January 2017). "FBI questions Rutgers student about massive cyber attack". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

arstechnica.com

Dan Goodin (December 12, 2017). "100,000-strong botnet built on router 0-day could strike at any time". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
"Double-dip Internet-of-Things botnet attack felt across the Internet". 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-06-14.

bankinfosecurity.com

Schwartz, Mathew J. "Mirai Malware Is Still Launching DDoS Attacks". bankinfosecurity.com.
Mathew J. Schwartz (August 31, 2017). "Mirai Malware Attacker Extradited From Germany to UK". Bank Info Security. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.

bbc.com

"Router hacker suspect arrested at Luton Airport". BBC News. 2017-02-23. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-23.

bleepingcomputer.com

Catalin Cimpanu (February 27, 2018). "New Mirai Variant Focuses on Turning IoT Devices into Proxy Servers". Bleeping Computer. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
Catalin Cimpanu (December 22, 2017). "Amateur Hacker Behind Satori Botnet". Bleeping Computer. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

checkpoint.com

research.checkpoint.com

"IoTroop Botnet: The Full Investigation - Check Point Research". 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
Check Point Research (December 21, 2017). "Huawei Home Routers in Botnet Recruitment". Check Point. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

columbian.com

Jessica Prokop (September 4, 2018). "Vancouver man charged in federal hacking case in Alaska". The Columbian. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

computerweekly.com

Warwick Ashford (January 18, 2018). "Next-gen Mirai botnet targets cryptocurrency mining operations". Computer Weekly. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

csoonline.com

Fruhlinger, Josh (2018-03-09). "The Mirai botnet explained: How IoT devices almost brought down the internet". CSO Online. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24.

dw.com

"German leaders angry at cyberattack, hint at Russian involvement | Germany | DW.COM | 29.11.2016". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.

economist.com

The Economist, 8 October 2016, The internet of stings Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine

fortinet.com

"IoT Botnet: More Targets in Okiru's Cross-hairs". Fortinet. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
Rommel Joven and Kenny Yang (May 17, 2018). "A Wicked Family of Bots". Fortinet. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

fortune.com

Hackett, Robert (October 3, 2016). "Why a Hacker Dumped Code Behind Colossal Website-Trampling Botnet". Fortune.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

imgur.com

Malwaremustdie/Unixfreaxjp (July 7, 2018). "Mirai mirai on the wall.. how many are you now?". Imgur. Retrieved July 7, 2018.

incapsula.com

Zeifman, Igal; Bekerman, Dima; Herzberg, Ben (October 10, 2016). "Breaking Down Mirai: An IoT DDoS Botnet Analysis". Incapsula. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
"New Mirai Variant Embeds in TalkTalk Home Routers". www.incapsula.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-18.

itworld.com

Kan, Michael (October 18, 2016). "Hackers create more IoT botnets with Mirai source code". ITWORLD. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

justice.gov

Justice, Department of (13 December 2017). "Justice Department Announces Charges And Guilty Pleas In Three Computer Crime Cases Involving Significant Cyber Attacks". justice.gov. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.

krebsonsecurity.com

Krebs, Brian (September 21, 2016). "KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Record DDoS". Brian Krebs. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
Krebs, Brian. "Who is Anna-Senpai, the Mirai Worm Author?". Krebs on Security. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
Krebs, Brian (30 November 2016). "New Mirai Worm Knocks 900K Germans Offline". krebsonsecurity.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
Brian Krebs (July 5, 2017). "Who is the GovRAT Author and Mirai Botmaster'Bestbuy'?". Krebs on Security. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.

malwaremustdie.org

blog.malwaremustdie.org

unixfreaxjp (August 31, 2016). "MMD-0056-2016 - Linux/Mirai, how an old ELF malcode is recycled". MalwareMustDie. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.

medium.com

"Think Mirai DDoS is over? It ain't!!". Archived from the original on 2016-10-27. Retrieved 2016-10-26.

nj.com

Clark, Adam; Mueller, Mark (21 January 2017). "FBI questions Rutgers student about massive cyber attack". NJ.com. Archived from the original on 23 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.

nj.gov

cyber.nj.gov

njccic (December 28, 2016). "Mirai Botnet". The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC). Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.

northjersey.com

"Former Rutgers student pleads guilty in cyber attacks". North Jersey. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-14.

pcworld.com

"DDoS attack from Mirai malware 'killing business' in Liberia". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

sans.edu

isc.sans.edu

Johannes B. Ullrich (July 10, 2018). "Worm (Mirai?) Exploiting Android Debug Bridge (Port 5555/tcp)". SANS ISC InfoSec Forums. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.

scmagazineuk.com

Rene Millman (January 26, 2018). "Satori creator linked with new Mirai variant Masuta". SC Media UK. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.

securityintelligence.com

Bonderud, Douglas (October 4, 2016). "Leaked Mirai Malware Boosts IoT Insecurity Threat Level". securityintelligence.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

servercomparator.com

Xander (October 28, 2016). "DDoS on Dyn The Complete Story". ServerComparator. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

techcrunch.com

Biggs, John (Oct 10, 2016). "Hackers release source code for a powerful DDoS app called Mirai". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.

telegraph.co.uk

McGoogan, Cara (4 November 2016). "Unprecedented cyber attack takes Liberia's entire internet down". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

tenable.com

Satnam Narang (February 7, 2019). "ThinkPHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Used To Deploy Variety of Malware (CVE-2018-20062)". Tenable. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.

thedailybeast.com

Kevin Poulsen (August 30, 2018). "Newbie Hacker Fingered for Monster Botnet". The Daily Baast. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

theguardian.com

"Massive cyber-attack grinds Liberia's internet to a halt". The Guardian. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

theregister.co.uk

Leyden, John (January 16, 2016). "New Mirai botnet species 'Okiru' hunts for ARC-based kit". www.theregister.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
"Today the web was broken by countless hacked devices". theregister.co.uk. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.

theverge.com

Statt, Nick (October 21, 2016). "How an army of vulnerable gadgets took down the web today". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

threatpost.com

Tara Seals (May 21, 2018). "Wicked Botnet Uses Passel of Exploits to Target IoT". Threat Post. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.

vice.com

motherboard.vice.com

"Blame the Internet of Things for Destroying the Internet Today". Motherboard. VICE. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

web.archive.org

Biggs, John (Oct 10, 2016). "Hackers release source code for a powerful DDoS app called Mirai". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
njccic (December 28, 2016). "Mirai Botnet". The New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell (NJCCIC). Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
unixfreaxjp (August 31, 2016). "MMD-0056-2016 - Linux/Mirai, how an old ELF malcode is recycled". MalwareMustDie. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
Krebs, Brian (September 21, 2016). "KrebsOnSecurity Hit With Record DDoS". Brian Krebs. Archived from the original on 15 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
Bonderud, Douglas (October 4, 2016). "Leaked Mirai Malware Boosts IoT Insecurity Threat Level". securityintelligence.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Hackett, Robert (October 3, 2016). "Why a Hacker Dumped Code Behind Colossal Website-Trampling Botnet". Fortune.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
Newman, Lily Hay. "What We Know About Friday's Massive East Coast Internet Outage". WIRED. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
Krebs, Brian. "Who is Anna-Senpai, the Mirai Worm Author?". Krebs on Security. Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2017.
Statt, Nick (October 21, 2016). "How an army of vulnerable gadgets took down the web today". The Verge. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
Kan, Michael (October 18, 2016). "Hackers create more IoT botnets with Mirai source code". ITWORLD. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
"IoTroop Botnet: The Full Investigation - Check Point Research". 29 October 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
Zeifman, Igal; Bekerman, Dima; Herzberg, Ben (October 10, 2016). "Breaking Down Mirai: An IoT DDoS Botnet Analysis". Incapsula. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Moffitt, Tyler (October 10, 2016). "Source Code for Mirai IoT Malware Released". Webroot. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Osborne, Charlie (October 17, 2016). "Mirai DDoS botnet powers up, infects Sierra Wireless gateways". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Xander (October 28, 2016). "DDoS on Dyn The Complete Story". ServerComparator. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
Dan Goodin (December 12, 2017). "100,000-strong botnet built on router 0-day could strike at any time". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
"IoT Botnet: More Targets in Okiru's Cross-hairs". Fortinet. 25 January 2018. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
Leyden, John (January 16, 2016). "New Mirai botnet species 'Okiru' hunts for ARC-based kit". www.theregister.co.uk. Archived from the original on January 16, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
Warwick Ashford (January 18, 2018). "Next-gen Mirai botnet targets cryptocurrency mining operations". Computer Weekly. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Rene Millman (January 26, 2018). "Satori creator linked with new Mirai variant Masuta". SC Media UK. Archived from the original on February 7, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Catalin Cimpanu (February 27, 2018). "New Mirai Variant Focuses on Turning IoT Devices into Proxy Servers". Bleeping Computer. Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
Rommel Joven and Kenny Yang (May 17, 2018). "A Wicked Family of Bots". Fortinet. Archived from the original on May 23, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
Tara Seals (May 21, 2018). "Wicked Botnet Uses Passel of Exploits to Target IoT". Threat Post. Archived from the original on May 21, 2018. Retrieved May 21, 2018.
Johannes B. Ullrich (July 10, 2018). "Worm (Mirai?) Exploiting Android Debug Bridge (Port 5555/tcp)". SANS ISC InfoSec Forums. Archived from the original on July 10, 2018. Retrieved July 11, 2018.
Satnam Narang (February 7, 2019). "ThinkPHP Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Used To Deploy Variety of Malware (CVE-2018-20062)". Tenable. Archived from the original on May 6, 2019. Retrieved February 7, 2019.
"Double-dip Internet-of-Things botnet attack felt across the Internet". 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-05-19. Retrieved 2017-06-14.
The Economist, 8 October 2016, The internet of stings Archived 2017-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
Fruhlinger, Josh (2018-03-09). "The Mirai botnet explained: How IoT devices almost brought down the internet". CSO Online. Archived from the original on 2019-07-24. Retrieved 2019-07-24.
"Today the web was broken by countless hacked devices". theregister.co.uk. 21 October 2016. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
"Blame the Internet of Things for Destroying the Internet Today". Motherboard. VICE. Archived from the original on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
"Former Rutgers student pleads guilty in cyber attacks". North Jersey. Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 2017-12-14.
McGoogan, Cara (4 November 2016). "Unprecedented cyber attack takes Liberia's entire internet down". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
"DDoS attack from Mirai malware 'killing business' in Liberia". PCWorld. Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
"Massive cyber-attack grinds Liberia's internet to a halt". The Guardian. 3 November 2016. Archived from the original on 21 November 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.
Krebs, Brian (30 November 2016). "New Mirai Worm Knocks 900K Germans Offline". krebsonsecurity.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
"German leaders angry at cyberattack, hint at Russian involvement | Germany | DW.COM | 29.11.2016". Deutsche Welle. Archived from the original on 5 January 2017. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
"New Mirai Variant Embeds in TalkTalk Home Routers". www.incapsula.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-22. Retrieved 2016-12-18.
"Router hacker suspect arrested at Luton Airport". BBC News. 2017-02-23. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
Justice, Department of (13 December 2017). "Justice Department Announces Charges And Guilty Pleas In Three Computer Crime Cases Involving Significant Cyber Attacks". justice.gov. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
Brian Krebs (July 5, 2017). "Who is the GovRAT Author and Mirai Botmaster'Bestbuy'?". Krebs on Security. Archived from the original on July 5, 2017. Retrieved July 5, 2017.
Mathew J. Schwartz (August 31, 2017). "Mirai Malware Attacker Extradited From Germany to UK". Bank Info Security. Archived from the original on August 31, 2017. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
Check Point Research (December 21, 2017). "Huawei Home Routers in Botnet Recruitment". Check Point. Archived from the original on February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Catalin Cimpanu (December 22, 2017). "Amateur Hacker Behind Satori Botnet". Bleeping Computer. Archived from the original on December 27, 2017. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
Kevin Poulsen (August 30, 2018). "Newbie Hacker Fingered for Monster Botnet". The Daily Baast. Archived from the original on August 7, 2019. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
Jessica Prokop (September 4, 2018). "Vancouver man charged in federal hacking case in Alaska". The Columbian. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.
Catalin Cimpanu (October 28, 2018). "Satori botnet author in jail again after breaking pretrial release conditions". ZD Net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2018.

webroot.com

Moffitt, Tyler (October 10, 2016). "Source Code for Mirai IoT Malware Released". Webroot. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.

wired.com

Newman, Lily Hay. "What We Know About Friday's Massive East Coast Internet Outage". WIRED. Archived from the original on 2016-10-22. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
"The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft Scheme". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

worldcat.org

"The Mirai Botnet Was Part of a College Student Minecraft Scheme". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2020-10-19.

zdnet.com

Osborne, Charlie (October 17, 2016). "Mirai DDoS botnet powers up, infects Sierra Wireless gateways". ZDNet. Archived from the original on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2016.
Catalin Cimpanu (October 28, 2018). "Satori botnet author in jail again after breaking pretrial release conditions". ZD Net. Archived from the original on September 5, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2018.