Hardware/Network
Data-Wiping Malware Takes Aim at IoT Devices - Infosecurity Magazine
Reported by infosecurity-magazine.com
New breeds of malware specializing in wiping data are targeting internet of things (IoT) devices in homes and businesses.
According to Comodo Labs , hackers are seen to be adding data-wiping routines to some of the malware that are designed to infect IoT and embedded devices, including Amnesia and BrickerBot.