Google accuses 25 people in China of operating an extensive botnet that targets connected consumer devices.
IoT devices at the core of massive botnet
Google has filed a civil lawsuit against 25 unnamed individuals in China who allegedly operated the notorious BadBox 2.0 botnet that has hijacked over 10 million smart devices worldwide. Affected devices included Android-powered streaming boxes, projectors, tablets, and car infotainment systems, many of them inexpensive and shipped with little t