"Windows Trojan hacks into embedded devices to install Mirai"

It has been discovered that embedded devices are also susceptible to being hacked with Windows and Android malware. Mirai is a malware program that targets Linux-based devices such as IP cameras and digital video recorders to launch DDoS attacks. This article discusses the other impacts of this attack as well as how it performs. 

http://www.csoonline.com/article/3168357/security/windows-trojan-hacks-into-embedded-devices-to-install-mirai.html