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Forum Security-X => News => Discussion démarrée par: igor51 le septembre 19, 2018, 20:00:11
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Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time
Citing "extraordinary cooperation" with the government, a court in Alaska on Tuesday sentenced three men to probation, community service and fines for their admitted roles in authoring and using "Mirai," a potent malware strain used in countless attacks designed to knock Web sites offline -- including an enormously powerful attack in 2016 that sidelined this Web site for nearly four days.
Source: Mirai Botnet Authors Avoid Jail Time (https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/09/mirai-botnet-authors-avoid-jail-time/)