2008 DNS Firmware IoT 
SecureList
SEPTEMBER 21, 2023
IoT devices (routers, cameras, NAS boxes, and smart home components) multiply every year. The first-ever large-scale malware attacks on IoT devices were recorded back in 2008, and their number has only been growing ever since. Telnet, the overwhelmingly popular unencrypted IoT text protocol, is the main target of brute-forcing.
eSecurity Planet
FEBRUARY 16, 2021
Always change the default passwords for any IoT devices you install before extended use. However, a growing number of botnet attacks are used against IoT devices and their connected networks. In 2008, the Kraken botnet with 495,000 bots infected 10% of the Fortune 500 companies. Firmware rootkit. with no internet.
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