Firmitas Cyber Solutions - Inforgraphic - Mirai Botnet - A few basic facts on a world-wide epidemic 500,000 Vulnerable Devices More than 500k of vulnerable devices found globally. The malware exploited 62 default router & camera passwords, as well as TR-064 and TR-069 OS Command-Injection vulnerabilities. 120,000 Successful Infections (per day) 72,000 unique IPs infected in 12 hours, ~4000 new IPs per hour. The worm is still running and new variants of it are released daily into the wild taking over more devices. Most of the devices are home /office routers, and CCTV cameras. 1.5 Tbps - Mirai: DDoS Record-Holder Until Mirai, the world-record DDoS attacks reached 600 Gbps. In 2014, the the average size of a DDoS attack was 7.39 Gbps. 2015 saw an increase to 500 Gbps. In October 2016, Mirai ascended to the next level. Mirai vs. Other IoT Botnets Mirai - 500k infections, 1.5 Tbps DDoS GayFgt/LizKebab/Torlus/Kaiten/Tsunami/PNScan/Qbot - 120k infections, 655 Gbps DDoS Linux/IRCTelnet (new Aidra) - 3.5k infections, 100.5 Gbps DDoS LizardStresser - 118k infections, 400 Gbps DDoS Aidra (Carna/Darlloz) - 420k infections, 1.26 Tbps DDoS Home & office routers, CCTV cameras, smart watches, and the IoT devices of the new era are becoming the main targets for remote takeover. DDoS and Crypto-Currency mining are main reasons, but the future holds more "attractions", more risks, and more target devices. Firmitas solutions can be used to actively protect IoT devices, and prevent any unexpected/unintended behavior.