The Rise and Impact of the Mirai Botnet
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What began as a Minecraft server rivalry among three young hackers escalated into the Mirai botnet, the most powerful DDoS tool in history. Infecting hundreds of thousands of unsecured IoT devices worldwide, Mirai launched record-breaking attacks on major companies and internet infrastructure in 2016. Its creators were caught, but the release of Mirai's code sparked a new era of botnet threats, highlighting vast security flaws and reshaping the cybercrime landscape.
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