"Mirai Variants Continue to Spawn in Vulnerable IoT Ecosystem"

Variants of the infamous Mirai IoT botnet have continued to emerge following the release of the botnet’s source code in 2016. Netscout's Arbor Security Engineering and Response Team (ASERT) conducted research on current Mirai variants, including Satori, JenX, OMG, and Wicked, to see how their authors have expanded upon the original Mirai functionality. This article continues to discuss the Mirai IoT botnet and current Mirai variants, along with the IoT ecosphere and how organizations can defend against IoT based malware. 

Security Week reports "Mirai Variants Continue to Spawn in Vulnerable IoT Ecosystem"