Had a break today reading a bit more in-depth on this subject, prompted by this cryptic message left by someone claiming to have fought Mirai for the entirety of this last year by bricking devices that otherwise could've been used for a botnet -- wild read, by the way. Brickerbot is rather controversial, being praised by some, and obviously there's concerns about literally destroying other peoples' property just to prevent a potential virus spreading.
Had a break today reading a bit more in-depth on this subject, prompted by this cryptic message left by someone claiming to have fought Mirai for the entirety of this last year by bricking devices that otherwise could've been used for a botnet -- wild read, by the way. Brickerbot is rather controversial, being praised by some, and obviously there's concerns about literally destroying other peoples' property just to prevent a potential virus spreading.