The total number of malware samples targeting smart devices has reached more than 7,000, according to Kaspersky Labs researchers. More than six billion smart devices are being used across the globe. By successfully hacking IoT devices criminals are able to spy on people, blackmail them, and even discreetly make them their partners in crime. China (17%), Vietnam (15%) and Russia (8%) emerged as the top-3 countries with attacked IoT devices, each presenting a large number of the infected machines.”]