Emotet Trojan Now Uses IoT And Router Devices To Evade Detection by using vulnerable routers and IoT devices. By using vulnerable devices, the malware can use them to camouflage its fleet of zombified desktop, laptop, and server members of the botnet. The malware is also attempting to use compromised connected devices as proxy command and control (C&C) servers. This way, the discovery of the C&C servers is harder for the security researchers, as the path of the data transfer gets obscured by the thousands.”]
Source: https://hackercombat.com/emotet-trojan-now-uses-iot-and-router-devices-to-evade-detection/