New Mirai Variant Targets Enterprise Wireless Presentation & Display Systems
Summary: In early January 2019, Unit 42 discovered a new Mirai variant that targets embedded devices including routers, network storage, NVRs and IP cameras, and specifically WePresent WiPG-1000 wireless presentation systems and LG Supersign TVs. The sample carries 27 exploits, 11 of them new to Mirai, and its shell script payload was hosted on a compromised website belonging to an electronic security and alarm monitoring business in Colombia.
Key Takeaway: Mirai's move onto enterprise presentation and display hardware gives the botnet access to links with larger bandwidth than consumer devices, which Unit 42 says translates into greater firepower for DDoS attacks.
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