"IoT Botnet 'Amnesia' Hijacks DVRs via Unpatched Flaw"

A new Linux/IoT botnet by the name of "Amnesia" has been discovered to target digital video recorders and other embedded systems manufactured by China-based TVT Digital. This botnet exploits a vulnerability in remote code execution to identify and infiltrate DVRs. This article discusses the discovery of this flaw by security researchers, reactions of the vendor after being notified of this finding, as well as what makes this IoT botnet unique from others that have recently emerged such as Mirai and Remaiten.

SecurityWeek reports "IoT Botnet 'Amnesia' Hijacks DVRs via Unpatched Flaw"