Advertisement Subscribe to RSS Follow me on Twitter Join me on Facebook class="grid_16" #header About the Author Blog Advertising #pgnav 18 Jan 17 by BrianKrebs On September 22, 2016, this site was forced offline for nearly four days after it was hit with “ Mirai ,” a malware strain that enslaves poorly secured Internet of Things (IoT) devices like wireless routers and security cameras into a botnet for use in large cyberattacks. Roughly a week after that assault, the individual(s) who launched that attack — using the name “ Anna-Senpai ” — released the source code for Mirai, spawning dozens of copycat attack armies online. After months of digging, KrebsOnSecurity is now confident to have uncovered Anna-Senpai’s real-life identity, and the identity of at least one co-conspirator who helped to write and modify the malware. Mirai co-author Anna-...