HinataBot (040f2e89-b8be-4150-9426-c30f75e858a2)
Akamai researchers on the Security Intelligence Response Team (SIRT) have discovered a new Go-based, DDoS-focused botnet. The malware appears to have been named “Hinata” by the malware author after a character from the popular anime series, Naruto. We are calling it “HinataBot.” Looks like an attempt to rewrite Mirai in Go. The threat actors behind HinataBot originally distributed Mirai binaries.