The trio behind Mirai sentenced to probation and public service in return for cooperation with law enforcement and researchers.

The three hackers behind the infamous Mirai botnet have been helping law enforcement take down cybercriminals across the globe.

Citing "extraordinary cooperation" with the government, a court in Alaska on Tuesday sentenced three men to probation, community service and fines for their admitted roles in authoring and using "Mirai," a potent malware strain used in countless attacks designed to knock Web sites offline -- including an enormously powerful attack in 2016 that sidelined this Web site for nearly four days.

Overall seven flaws were patched - including one critical vulnerability that could lead to arbitrary code execution.

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