The Internet of Things is vast, complex, and filled with risk but network security can simplify it. Avast Threat Labs saw cybercriminals attempt to access the Telnet port of our 500+ honeypots around the world 347,476 times. This shows that bots are constantly searching for weak internet connected devices to infect and add to their botnets. The greatest risk likely doesnt come from shiny new devices, but from your dusty forgotten ones. Your IoT devices can be like powerful tools strewn around and are potentially dangerous.”]
Source: https://blog.avast.com/how-to-simplify-the-complicated-iot