By 2020, there will be more than 25 billion devices connected to the Internet. These devices can be controlled by an owner to launch attacks, steal data or facilitate other malicious activities. Wireless routers and modems are the primary targets for thingbots. Most of these devices use Linux as their operating system, and this allows attackers to take existing Linux malware and recompile it to target the specific architecture the device is running on. We believe that the current crop of IoT malware has not displayed a fraction of its potential yet. We know and expect that it will definitely increase in number.”]
Source: https://securityintelligence.com/thingbots-the-future-of-botnets-in-the-internet-of-things/