IBM: P2P Botnet accounts for 90% of global IoT network traffic between October 2019 and June. The Mozi malware, which has been active since late 2019, is capable of launching distributed denial-of-service attacks and delivering spam and other types of malware. The botnet targets consumers IoT devices as well as connected devices used by enterprises. IBM: “Continued growth of IoT usage and poor configuration protocols are the likely culprits behind this jump [in Mozi traffic]””]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/researchers-find-mozi-botnet-continues-to-grow-a-15024