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British Cops Bust Suspected German ISP Mirai Botnet Hacker

A 29-year-old man was arrested at London Luton airport on Feb. 22 at the request of German police. If convicted of related charges, the suspect faces between 6 months and 10 years in prison. In late November 2016, Deutsche Telekom warned that about 1 million customers had been knocked offline after their routers were infected with what security experts said was Mirai malware. The low cost of internet-connected devices had led to device security being an afterthought – if the devices were secured at all.”]

Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/british-cops-bust-suspected-german-isp-mirai-botnet-hacker-p-2398

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