Mirai malware was built to exploit default usernames and passwords used by dozens of manufacturers’ IoT devices. It’s also been tied to the record-setting distributed denial-of-service attacks against domain name server provider Dyn on Oct. 21. The more individuals and organizations that proactively secure their IoT devices, the better off we’ll all be. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says it’s “working with law enforcement, the private sector and the research community to mitigate against [Mirai] and other related malware””]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/blogs/cant-stop-mirai-malware-p-2296