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> If there's a 0day, i'm going to use it Sure, but with the number of unpatched systems out there most black hats aren't paying (in time/effort or straight cas
by djrogers 10y ago
> If there's a 0day, i'm going to use it
Sure, but with the number of unpatched systems out there most black hats aren't paying (in time/effort or straight cash) for 0-days except for exceptional circumstances. 0-days are great for targeted attacks, state actors, and hack-for-hire/contractors, but for the everyday dude who wants a botnet? Why bother...
Look at Mirai - that wasn't anything close to a 0-day and it had a huuuuge impact. Anyone running a similar botnet could be extorting hosts and providers to this day if it hadn't been used in such a public way.