Flaviu Rogojan
(b.1990)
lives and works in Cluj, Romania


Mirai (I), 2017
Screenprint on paper & inkjet print on transparent PVC
59 cm x 84 cm

Mirai (II), 2017
Screenprint on paper & inkjet print on transparent PVC
59 cm x 84 cm

Did your smart thermostat contribute to last week’s big cyberattack?

Oct 2016: a hacker named Anna-Senpai releases the source-code of one of the most effective malware that targets IoT devices, Mirai (未来). It gains control of tens of thousands routers, security cameras, and other smart devices by bruteforce guessing their admin username and password. Anyone with a few hours spare time can now create their own botnet by following Mirai tutorials on Youtube.

In a leaked skype chat between Anna-Senpai and one of his cyberattack victims they talk internet security and eventually end up discussing anime. He admits to naming his virus after the anime series Mirai Nikki.










root
root
root
admin
Root
root
root
root
root
root
support
root
admin
root
root
user
admin
root
admin
root
admin
admin
root
root
root
root
Administrator
service
supervisor
guest
guest
guest
admin1
administrator
666666
888888
ubnt
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
root
admin
admin
admin
admin
admin
admin
admin
admin
admin
tech
mother
xc3511
vizxv
admin
admin
888888
xmhdipc
default
juantech
123456
54321
support
(none)
password
root
12345
user
(none)
pass
admin1234
1111
smcadmin
1111
666666
password
1234
klv123
admin
service
supervisor
guest
12345
12345
password
1234
666666
888888
ubnt
klv1234
Zte521
hi3518
jvbzd
anko
zlxx.
7ujMko0vizxv
7ujMko0admin
system
ikwb
dreambox
user
realtek
0
1111111
1234
12345
54321
123456
7ujMko0admin
1234
pass
meinsm
tech
fucker

















[5:25:12 PM] live:anna-senpai: i rewatched mirai nikki recently
[5:25:22 PM] live:anna-senpai: (it was the reason i named my bot mirai lol)
[5:25:32 PM] katie.onis: I've rewatched it 3 times with 2 different friends haha
[5:25:32 PM] live:anna-senpai: have you seen?
[5:25:37 PM] live:anna-senpai: damn lol
[5:25:45 PM] live:anna-senpai: gasai yuno is a psycho bitch
[5:25:48 PM] live:anna-senpai: lol
[5:25:55 PM] katie.onis: i'd go for her
[5:25:59 PM] katie.onis: even knowing how she is
[5:26:01 PM] katie.onis: :3
[5:26:19 PM] live:anna-senpai: (dream)
[5:26:20 PM] live:anna-senpai: lol
[5:26:32 PM] katie.onis: haha ;D
[6:22:03 PM] live:anna-senpai: well anyway, going to go get drunk and watch anime, you are cool guy, im sorry for trouble lol. i add your prefixes to whitelist
[7:12:44 PM] katie.onis: wow thanks a lot
[7:12:59 PM] katie.onis: didn't actually expect that, nice to meet you :D
[7:13:09 PM] katie.onis: have fun




















shown in 

Internet of Ki
24. 11. 2017 - 24. 02. 2018
kinema Ikon, Arad Art Museum, Arad, Romania

hax! (solo show)
03. 10. 2019 ‒ 31. 10. 2019
at Galerie Klubovna, Brno, Czech Republic

The Museum Affair
17. 10. 2019 - 13. 12. 2019
curated by Cristina Curcan and Mihai Iepure-Gorski
organised by The Paintbrush Factory
Etnographic Museum Cluj, Romania