Mirai botnet is targeting the first solar parks
The portal arsTechnica reports that hundreds of Internet-connected devices in solar parks are still not patched against a critical and actively exploited vulnerability. Attackers can easily disrupt operations from a distance or gain a foothold in the systems. The Mirai botnet already seems to be exploiting the vulnerability. The devices, sold under the SolarView brand name by Contec based in Osaka, Japan, help people in solar arrays monitor the amount of electricity they're generating, storing and distributing. According to Contec, around 30.000 power plants have introduced the devices,…