Short Bytes: Security researcher MalwareTech has created a live map that shows the attacks of Mirai botnet all around the world. Mirai botnet is responsible for one of the most powerful DDoS attacks ever seen in recent times. In a blog post, the researcher also stresses the need to replace default passwords of IoT devices with randomly generated passwords.
While Mirai isn’t the biggest ever botnet, it’s responsible for one of the largest DDoS attack recorded. It spreads by brute forcing telnet servers with 62 insecure default passwords. These botnets consist of mostly internet connected cameras and other ‘smart’ devices. It’s nothing short of scary.
The release of the code of Mirai is obviously an important event for the security researchers. To help the ordinary people see the scale of this malware and its live activity, a security researcher named MalwareTech has released a live map, showing the real-time infections of Mirai.
MalwareTech has also published a detailed blog post explaining the working of Mirai. He also tells how a scanner that uses lots of custom servers to emulate vulnerable IoT devices.
It’s like a stream of sensors. As soon as one connects, it’ll notify you of the hit. The resultant map shows different countries facing the attack.
MalwareTech thinks that significant DDoS attacks will become more common as hackers will spot more IoT devices with flawed security. It’s a high time that leading IoT manufacturers stop shipping the devices with default passwords and replace with something concrete, e.g., randomly generated passwords.
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