ZDNet: Hackers release new malware into the wild for Mirai botnet successor

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The malware focuses on turning vulnerable IoT devices into botnet slaves.

By Charlie Osborne
November 1, 2016

A group of cyberattackers has created a new strain of malware dedicated to transforming vulnerable IoT devices into slave components for DDoS attacks.

The new malware, dubbed Linux/IRCTelnet, was discovered by researchers who posted an analysis of the malicious code on Malware must die.

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