Weekly Threat Report 21st April 2017

Hajime – What is the intent of this IoT Botnet?

In October 2016 the security research group at Rapidity Networks discovered a new malware, called Hajime, with similarities to the Mirai botnet: it targets Internet of Things (IoT or internet-connected) devices by scanning the Internet for devices with network vulnerabilities and attempts to connect to them using known default username/password combinations. According to Symantec, Hajime is believed to have infected between 130, 000 and…

Link: Weekly Threat Report 21st April 2017
Source: NCSC Reports