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Ok.. I appreciate how the FBI assisted in cleaning our routers/ip's.

But is this story possibly alluding to the fact that the FBI did NOT disclose the potential 0 days used in these attacks in accordance with responsibile disclosures, and instead is likely retaining these zero days for their own use?

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Because those arent 0 days. Those routers/doorbells/fridges will never receive updates.

I wonder if the OG Mirai minecraft server wars botnet hackers working for FBI now were part of this task force.

Original story https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-botnet-minecraft-scam-brou...

Fantastic follow up https://www.wired.com/story/mirai-untold-story-three-young-h...

Thanks for the follow up. Dunno if I missed it in the article, but I did not notice it specifying if the attack was via 0 day or not, that's why I speculated the possibility.

Where did you read that they are not 0 days?

Im speculating based on the Mirai story. Botnet like that doesnt just use one vulnerability. Later Mirai variants pack over 100 attack vectors gathered/traded on malware forums, almost none are ever 0days.

Makes sense, thanks!

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