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This reminded me of last years "BrickerBot" malware [0] by grey-hat The Janit0r / The Doctor who bricked IoT devices with the stated purpose of preventing the s
by spappal 8y ago
This reminded me of last years "BrickerBot" malware [0] by grey-hat The Janit0r / The Doctor who bricked IoT devices with the stated purpose of preventing the same devices from being hacked by botnet-malware, which allegedly puts the whole internet at risk.
[0] https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brickerbot-author-retires-claiming-to-have-bricked-over-10-million-iot-devices/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brickerbot-au...