A new strain (as long as December 2016 can be called new) has been spotted on GitHub that combines both a standard telnet scanner and also MIRAI. It has been uploaded here:https://github.com/geo93033/u. In the header(s) you can find some credentials: Xmpp: b1nary@nigge.rs Twitter: @P2PBOTNET Instragram: @Rebirth.c Skype: b1narythag0d and Skype: …
Can you change hard-encoded passwords? Yes, sometimes you can. But that’s not a simple task. Here are some thoughts on this.
Google Search suggestions show an increase interest and, maybe, demand in Mirai – the piece of software used to create botnets capable of [very large] DDoS attacks. Brace yourself for new strains and attacks.
P.S. The part with ”mirai botnet tutorial” is kind of funny. Kind of.