Mirai malware is a powerful strain that compromises a number of Linux devices and uses those devices to launch a massive distributed denial of service attacks.
The new malware variant targets embedded devices such as routers, network storage devices, NVRs, and IP cameras and using numerous exploits against them.
According to Unit 42 researchers the malware particularly targets, “WePresent WiPG-1000 Wireless Presentation systems, and in LG Supersign TVs. Both these devices are intended for use by businesses.”
The new version of the Mirai packed with multiple new exploits along with the old ones, it also adds new credentials to launch brute force attacks on targeted devices. The malware especially targets enterprise devices, where they get huge botnets with huge bandwidth.
The new variant of the Mirai malware contains 27 exploits in total, 11 of them from the new version of the Mirai malware.
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According to Bad packets following are the ports targeted.
Unit 42 researchers spotted the new variant had some other differentiating features:
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