Researchers: IoT Botnets Could Influence Energy Prices: “IoT Skimmer” Could be turned into massive botnets by malicious actors and used to influence energy prices. Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology presented the research at Black Hat 2020. The researchers stress that this type of attack has not been seen in the wild. They note that detection and prevention, using a real-time IoT monitoring database, is the key to avoiding IoT Skimmer attacks. Another crucial step for energy utilities is to prevent the public sharing of market data.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/researchers-iot-botnets-could-influence-energy-prices-a-14788