There are over 100 botnets being controlled by variants of LizardStresser, a DDoS toolkit originally created by Lizard Squad hacking gang. Botnets are largely made up of IoT-based devices running Linux in particular internet-accessible webcams that have been connected to the net without changing their passwords. DDoS attacks have spiked at over 400 Gbps, attacking the websites of large Brazilian banks, telecoms companies, two Brazilian government agencies and three large US-based gaming companies.”]