Companies are busy deploying low cost Internet-connected computing devices (aka the Internet of Things) In tandem, criminals are developing their methods for abusing and compromising vulnerable and poorly defended IoT devices. In the past year, we have seen criminals recruit vulnerable IoT devices to form the Mirai botnet, capable of launching the largest denial of service attack in history. Many of these vulnerabilities allow attackers to execute unauthorised computer code on devices, permitting attackers to read data, launch attacks at other systems, or render the compromised device inoperable.”]
Source: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/2017/11/this-holiday-season-buy-one-iot-device.html