Researchers Warn of Active GeoVision Botnet Used in DDoS and Cryptocurrency Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have found an active botnet in the wild comprised of older GeoVision devices that have reached end of life (EOL).

One good reason to replace older IoT devices is the lack of support that inevitably faces any kind of hardware. No device will receive support forever. At some point, any company making IoT devices will stop supporting older models and encourage people to move on to newer ones.

The more devices of one type are on the market, the longer the replacement proc