IBM: P2P Botnet accounts for 90% of global IoT network traffic between October 2019 and June. The Mozi botnet is capable of launching distributed denial-of-service attacks as well as delivering spam and other types of malware. IBM: Continued growth of IoT usage and poor configuration protocols are likely culprits behind jump in Mozi traffic. The botnet can also mine for cryptocurrency, say threat intelligence analysts for IBM X-Force. IBM says 84% of the infrastructure that supports Mozi is located in China.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/researchers-find-mozi-botnet-continues-to-grow-a-15024