Trend Micro experts reported on the new Persirai botnet, consisting of the "Internet of things" (IoT) devices,. Malware attacks over 1 thousand. Models of IP cameras from various Chinese manufacturers.

With the help of the search engine Shodan, researchers found about 120 thousand. IP cameras vulnerable to attacks using Persirai. Many users do not even realize that their devices are accessible via the Internet, noted in Trend Micro.

The malware exploits the vulnerabilities described by the researcher Pierre Kim in March of this year. Security issues allow attackers to remotely execute code and gain control of a vulnerable device.

A month after the publication of Kim, Trend Micro's experts reported a new botnet, which is gaining momentum, exploiting the vulnerabilities described.

The malware is based on a piece of code from the infamous Mirai. Having infected the device, Persirai blocks other malicious software from exploiting these vulnerabilities. Botnet can be used to implement DDoS attacks, but at the moment there has not been a single attack with its application. According to researchers, the authors of Persirai are still testing it.