https://blog.it-learn.io/tags/mirai/Recent content in Mirai on it-learn.io | IT, Networking & Cybersecurity BlogHugoen-usThu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.it-learn.io/posts/2026-04-30-iot-botnet-mirai-your-cameras-are-ddosing-someone/Thu, 30 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://blog.it-learn.io/posts/2026-04-30-iot-botnet-mirai-your-cameras-are-ddosing-someone/<p>In October 2016, a botnet of IP cameras, DVRs, and home routers knocked GitHub, Twitter, Netflix, and PayPal offline simultaneously. The attack did not originate from some sophisticated nation-state infrastructure. It came from ordinary consumer electronics sitting in homes and small offices — devices whose owners had never changed the factory default password, never applied a firmware update, and had no idea their camera was making outbound TCP connections to a server in France while simultaneously streaming video to their phone.</p>