British man named by authorities as “Daniel K.” pleaded guilty in German court on Friday to infecting 1.25 million German routers with Mirai malware. The 29-year-old suspect was arrested on February 22 at a London-area airport by Britain’s National Crime Agency. He’s due to be sentenced later this month. The suspect, who admitted to using online names “Peter Parker” and “Spiderman,” said he offered DDoS attacks on demand, news reports say. He reportedly claimed in court that a telecommunications provider in Liberia had paid him $10,000 to wage a DDoS attack.”]
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