Feds Disrupt IoT Botnets Behind Huge DDoS Attacks

US, Canadian, and German authorities jointly dismantled infrastructure behind four major IoT botnets (Aisuru, Kimwolf, JackSkid, and Mossad) that had compromised over 3 million devices including routers and webcams. These botnets were responsible for record-breaking DDoS attacks capable of taking virtually any target offline. Developers should care because insecure IoT devices — particularly those with default credentials or unpatched firmware — are prime recruitment targets for these botnets, making secure device configuration and timely patching critical.