Security News > 2022 > July > IoT Botnets Fuels DDoS Attacks – Are You Prepared?
The increased proliferation of IoT devices paved the way for the rise of IoT botnets that amplifies DDoS attacks today.
Cybercriminals use botnets for various malicious purposes, most significantly for DDoS attacks against targets.
Although the IoT botnets can steal confidential data, as seen in the instance of the Torri botnet, most of the botnets have been used for DDoS attacks.
IoT botnet DDoS attacks are not new; Mirai was the most prevalent and has continued to target IoT devices since 2016.
According to Sam's report on the IoT security landscape, more than 1 billion IoT security attacks took place in 2021, nearly 62 million of which were IoT-related DDoS attacks.
DDoS attacks are the standard intent of an IoT botnet.
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