Card News: 'Is a Robot Vacuum Cleaner a Hacker's Weapon?'... Warning of Botnets Caused by Low-Cost IoT Devices Lacking Patches

Low-cost IoT home appliances lacking OTA firmware updates and patching capabilities are being targeted by botnets, acting as an 'eternal vulnerability.' Attackers exploit these unverified smart devices as the weakest link to infiltrate internal networks or leverage them as massive DDoS attack hubs.