Mirai-based botnet updates ‘arsenal of exploits’ on routers, IoT devices

A Mirai-based malware botnet has expanded its payload arsenal to aggressively target routers and other internet-facing devices, researchers have discovered. The variant, called IZ1H9, was observed by researchers at Fortinet exploiting vulnerabilities in products from nine different brands, including D-Link, Netis, Sunhillo, Geutebruck, Yealink, Zyxel, TP-Link, Korenix and TOTOLINK. “Peak exploitation” of the vulnerabilities occurred

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