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10 million Raspberry Pi computers

How many Raspberry Pis have been sold? The answer is that Raspberry Pi passes 10M in sales in four and a half years. Ten millionth Raspberry Pi, and a new kit article tells that when Raspberry Pi was started, the developers had a simple goal: to increase the number of people applying to study Computer

Mirai DDoS Trojan Is the Next Big Threat to IoT Devices and Linux Servers

http://news.softpedia.com/news/mirai-ddos-trojan-is-the-next-big-threat-for-iot-devices-and-linux-servers-507964.shtml This nasty trojan is targeted against Linux IoT devices. Mirai is an evolution of an older trojan, also used for DDoS attacks, known under many names, such as Gafgyt, Lizkebab, BASHLITE, Bash0day, Bashdoor, and Torlus. Mirai’s mode of operation is largely the same as Gafgyt, targeting IoT devices running Busybox. The trojan also targets