New Vulnerability Could Give Mirai the Ability to Survive Device Reboots

itman · Jun 19, 2017

Until now, all malware targeting IoT devices survived only until the user rebooted his equipment, which cleared the device's memory and erased the malware from the user's equipment.

New vulnerability allows for permanent Mirai infections
While researching the security of over 30 DVR brands, researchers from Pen Test Partners have discovered a new vulnerability that could allow the Mirai IoT worm and other IoT malware to survive between device reboots, permitting for the creation of a permanent IoT botnet.
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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...-mirai-the-ability-to-survive-device-reboots/

shadek · Jun 19, 2017

I'd never buy IoT-stuff before it's mature enough to be secure. Maybe in a couple of years...

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