SATORI AUTHOR LINKED TO NEW MIRAI VARIANT MASUTA [source: threatpost]
by CIRT Team
Researchers at NewSky Security say the hacker behind a Mirai malware variant called Satori, also known as Mirai Okiru, is the same hacker behind two new Mirai variants called Masuta and PureMasuta.
Based on source code for Masuta malware recently found on the dark web, researchers at NewSky Security said they were able to connect the dots between Satori and Masuta. The hacker is identified as Nexus Zeta.
Last month researchers first identified Nexus Zetaas the principle behind a series of attacks against Huawei routers, hijacked to spread the Mirai variant Satori. Originally, Nexus Zeta was considered a novice hacker because of clues the hacker left behind that allowed researchers to identify him as a forum poster to the site HackForums.
“With this code leak, now we know that Nexus Zeta is not just a one-shot wonder or a copy-and-paste script kiddie,” said Ankit Anubhav, principal researcher at NewSky Security. “He has been honing his skills in the form of Masuta.”
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