New strains of corrupted code known as BrickerBot are targeting vulnerable Linux-based routers, bridges and IoT devices. The malware targets Linux BusyBox-based devices running older versions of the Dropbear SSH server. It writes random bits to the device to render flash storage useless, disables TCP timestamps to hamper internet connections, lowers the maximum kernel threads to one (down from tens of thousands) to stop kernel operations. The result is PDoS, also known as phlashing, which leaves the device unusable.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/news/brick-house-new-malware-destroys-vulnerable-iot-devices/