New Linux Trojan Called NyaDrop Threatens the IoT Landscape Read more: http://news.softpedia.com/news/a-new-linux-trojan-called-nyadrop-threatens-the-iot-landscape-509278.shtml#ixzz4NcIfduVd
The Krebs DDoS attacks have proven that the IoT landscape is a fertile ground that can breed huge botnets capable of launching massive DDoS assaults. As such, it should be no surprise that malware authors are now focusing their efforts on this sector and putting out new threats in the hopes of building the next Mirai botnet.
One of the latest additions to the IoT malware market is a trojan codenamed Linux/NyaDrop, recently reverse engineered by MalwareMustDie, the same researcher who discovered the Mirai malware.