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Here's how the Internet of Things botnet went from being Minecraft server nuisances to a billion dollar threat that disabled a country's internet infrastructure
With the IoT botnet growing, criminals devised a more profitable use for it: Selling DDoS attacks to the highest bidder. In late 2014, a hacking collective called Lizard Squad took control of the IoT botnet and sold access to an illegal control tool.
Private Minecraft servers were popular targets. Owners would pay to launch costly DDoS attacks on their competitors, hoping to lure their customers away to a purportedly more secure server.
Caption by: Fox Van Allen
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