Mirai could live on even after IoT device reboots

Sooraj Shah
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New vulnerability could enable Mirai and other IoT malware to survive between device reboots

Mirai, the Internet of Things (IoT) botnet, could be more resilient than first feared, as a new vulnerability may give it the ability to survive device reboots.  The malware causes havoc by remo...

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