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This is awesome and terrifying. What would happen if (when?) someone with more evil intentions decides they would like a 420,000 device botnet of their own? Or
by tlrobinson 14y ago
This is awesome and terrifying.
What would happen if (when?) someone with more evil intentions decides they would like a 420,000 device botnet of their own? Or how much damage could one do by shutting off all these devices simultaneously?
- hcarvalhoalves 14y ago> What would happen if (when?) someone with more evil intentions decides they would like a 420,000 device botnet of their own? You think massive botnets don't exist already? > How much damage could one do by shutting off all these devices simultaneously? The only reason this haven't happened so far is because there's no profit in this. There's more money to be made keeping a low profile and spamming / phishing.
- duskwuff 14y ago> What would happen if (when?) someone with more evil intentions decides they would like a 420,000 device botnet of their own? If you read into the details, you'll realize someone else already did: the Aidra botnet. The author spotted them pretty quickly, and took some steps to prevent their spread.