What Is The Mirai Worm And What Does It Do?
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The Mirai worm is a type of malicious computer software, or malware, that is used to hijack Internet of Things (IoT) devices such as computers, routers, webcams, and other digital devices. Once these devices are infected with the Mirai worm, they can be used to launch distributed denial–of–service (DDoS) attacks which overwhelm servers with traffic and knock them offline. Mirai was first identified in 2016 when it was used in an attack against the website Krebs On Security, and has since been associated with other major distributed denial–of–service attacks. The Mirai worm is believed to have been developed by a hacker collective known as the AnnonymousArmy.