Researchers at Trend Micro have discovered a new Mirai Botnet that has command and control server in the Tor network to make takedowns hard.
Experts at Trend Micro have discovered a new Mirai Botnet that uses a Command and Control hidden in the Tor Network, a choice that protects the anonymity of the operators and makes takedowns operated by law enforcement hard.
“Barely a month since discovering a new Miori variant, we found another new Mirai sample through our research.” reads the analysis published by Trend Micro. “Compared to previous variants, however, we found this sample distinct because the cybercriminals placed the command and control (C&C) server in the Tor network for anonymity.”
Full Article.