If I really had to guess who was behind this I would guess it is the kid who was behind Mirai because of the similarities between the two. Seems like his unmas

If I really had to guess who was behind this I would guess it is the kid who was behind Mirai because of the similarities between the two. Seems like his unmasking by krebsonsecurity must have scared the crap out of him and he's now realized how stupid his pursuits were. May also be trying to find a way to lower the impending charges that will likely come. Plus, if his motivation was to take over other botnets, to earn some hacker street cred then what better way to win the ultimate battle by making sure no one else can hack into these devices again?