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New Mirai variant adds stealth capabilities to notorious botnet code

·Source: The Record

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Executive Summary

Beyond Mirai’s usual functions, the new code features include encrypted communications with command-and-control servers and a “sniffer” that looks for default access credentials.

Analysis

Beyond Mirai’s usual functions, the new code features include encrypted communications with command-and-control servers and a “sniffer” that looks for default access credentials.
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Record on Aug 13, 2026.

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