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Mirai Botnet

A family of malware that conscripts internet-connected consumer devices, such as routers and cameras, into a botnet. Operators use the distributed hosts for scanning, proxying and denial-of-service attacks.

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How a Contractor's Scanning Platform Turns a Botnet Into a Target List

State-aligned intrusion crews now run like factory lines: a botnet finds hosts, a scanner fingerprints them, and old, reliable exploits do the rest.

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