A brand new IoT malware was discovered spreading like wildfire, infecting over 100,000 Internet-connected cameras already.
Called Persirai, the new malware has been working on infecting Chinese-made wireless cameras since April, cyber security company Trend Micro said. The malware managed to infect so many devices by exploiting flaws in the cameras reported back in March.
Then, Pierre Kim, a security researcher, discovered that numerous wireless cameras were affected by a vulnerability that allowed attackers to remotely execute code, making for a highly effective hijack.
