{"id":2650,"date":"2017-10-24T14:05:46","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:05:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2017-10-24T14:05:46","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:05:46","slug":"after-quietly-infecting-a-million-devices-reaper-botnet-set-to-be-worse-than-mirai-zdnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/?p=2650","title":{"rendered":"After quietly infecting a million devices, Reaper botnet set to be worse than Mirai | ZDNet"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/reaper-botnet-could-be-worse-than-mirai-cyberattack\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/image-602496.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nReaper is on track to become one of the largest botnets recorded in recent years \u2014 and yet nobody seems to know what it will do or when. But researchers say the damage could be bigger than last year&#8217;s cyberattack.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/reaper-botnet-could-be-worse-than-mirai-cyberattack\/\">After quietly infecting a million devices, Reaper botnet set to be worse than Mirai | ZDNet<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_2650\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"2650\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-internet-guy.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reaper is on track to become one of the largest botnets recorded in recent years \u2014 and yet nobody seems to know what it will do or when. 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