The infamous Mirai botnet continued growing in 2019 while changing up its tactics, techniques and procedures. Mirai activity nearly doubled between 2018 and the first quarter of 2019. The botnet has expanded its techniques to target more processors and more enterprise-level hardware. Privacy concerns in smart home devices, botnets evolving to launch stronger and larger DDoS attacks on vulnerable connected devices worldwide. Here are the top 10 IoT disasters of 2019, including the Mirai Botnet, smart deadbolt, smart smartwatches and LeapPad tablets.
Source: https://threatpost.com/top-10-iot-disasters-of-2019/151235/