New P2PInfect Botnet MIPS Variant Targeting Routers and IoT Devices

Researchers have discovered a new variant of the emerging P2PInfect botnet that can target routers and IoT devices. The botnet is compiled for Microprocessor without Interlocked Pipelined Stages (MIPS) architecture, allowing it to infect more devices. The variant uses evasion and anti-analysis techniques to avoid detection, and may possibly utilize SSH and Redis servers for propagation. The ongoing campaign suggests a sophisticated threat actor is involved.