25.04.2017 - 16:21 [ Techdirt ]

Malware Hunts And Kills Poorly Secured Internet Of Things Devices Before They Can Be Integrated Into Botnets

The problem (aside from this being illegal and destructive) is that the type of person that‘s likely to go out and purchase a poorly-secured „gee whiz“ IOT device or router without considering security — is the same type of person that‘s not going to understand why that device just stopped working for no coherent reason. As a result, they‘re likely to rush out and buy another, poorly-secured device, bringing the incompetence full circle with a zero net gain.