HINATABOTHinataBot

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.