๐ Chinese IoT Vendor Recalls Devices Suspected of Being Part of Mirai DDoS Botnet
๐ก Newskategorie: IT Security
๐ Quelle: news.softpedia.com
Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology has issued a statement after Flashpoint researchers have pointed the finger at the company as being the main source of insecure devices used in the recent DDoS attacks that took down a large chunk of the Internet this Friday and Saturday, on October 21 and 22. The Chinese company, which sells several types of IP cameras, says it started a recall of some of its older products sold in the US that were manufactured before April 2015. The company says that in April 2015, its engineers deployed a new firmware update that made exploitation of its devices by the Mirai malware impossible. XiongMai threatens legal action against accusers Through its statement, XiongMai wanted to make it clear that only devices made before that date, which users exposed online, a... ...