DDoS attack from Mirai malware ‘killing business’ in Liberia

A botnet powered by the Mirai malware has been launching distributed denial-of-service attacks in Liberia. The attacks are the same kind that briefly disrupted internet access across the U.S. last month. An employee with one Liberian mobile service provider said the attacks were taking a toll. It’s still unclear who is behind these DDoS attacks, but security researchers speculate they may be coming from amateur hackers running DDoS-for-hire services. About 500,000 poorly secured internet devices, including surveillance cameras and DVRs, are estimated to be infected with Mirai.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/3138476/ddos-attack-from-mirai-malware-killing-business-in-liberia.html