"Security Researchers Observed 'Deliberate' Takedown of Notorious Mozi Botnet"

Researchers at the cybersecurity company ESET have observed what they believe to be a dismantling of the Mozi botnet, which has infiltrated over a million Internet of Things (IoT) devices globally. During an investigation of the botnet, the researchers claim to have seen the "sudden demise" of Mozi. Mozi is a peer-to-peer IoT botnet that hijacks home routers and digital video recorders through the abuse of weak telnet passwords and known exploits. The botnet, first discovered in 2019 by 360 Netlab, uses compromised devices for Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attacks, payload execution, and data exfiltration. Since 2019, Mozi has infected more than 1.5 million devices. This article continues to discuss the takedown of the Mozi botnet.

TechCrunch reports "Security Researchers Observed 'Deliberate' Takedown of Notorious Mozi Botnet"

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