Andy GreenbergNov 14, 2023

I spent this year talking to the 3 young hackers behind Mirai, the malware that once broke the internet.

This is WIRED's resulting cover story—an epic, untold, 22,000-word tale of cybercrime, friendship, chaos, betrayal, paranoia, and redemption.

Read: https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-hackers-web-killing-monster/

Show threadAndy GreenbergNov 14, 2023
They built perhaps the most disruptive botnet of all time. Then they lost control of it. Then they went to work for the FBI, first as part of a plea deal and then a 5-year sentence. Then they agreed to tell me their story if I held it until their sentence was over...which is now.
Show threadAndy Greenberg

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Show threadknapjackNov 14, 2023
@hrbrmstr @agreenberg Peterson is good people. #AlaskaProblems
Show threadWigbert B 🎻🏛🎭🎤🗞🎥📚Nov 14, 2023

@agreenberg

an incredible story - very well written, so I couldn’t stop - thank you !

Show threadSwapneel PatnekarNov 15, 2023
@agreenberg An excellent story, Andy. I've already shared it with folks I know in infosec as recommended read.