along_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 days ago14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedownsarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10
arrow-up158arrow-down1external-link14,000 routers are infected by malware that's highly resistant to takedownsarstechnica.comalong_the_road@beehaw.org to Technology@beehaw.org · 3 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squaret3rmit3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 days agoThat’s a misreading of what it means. The botnet averages 14,000 routers + IoT devices a day, not new devices per day. Every day, devices cycle in and out of these botnets, so their count is always in flux.
That’s a misreading of what it means. The botnet averages 14,000 routers + IoT devices a day, not new devices per day. Every day, devices cycle in and out of these botnets, so their count is always in flux.