So, if he's serious about that number, he's caused at least $60 million in damages (given a conservative estimate of $30 per device). No matter what his intentions, he'd be facing serious charges if caught.
This was more or less inevitable. I can't really condone janit0r's methodology, but at least he's doing _something_ to solve the problem. Hopefully this leads to security requirements legislation or IoT companies caring more or something.
I realize that the title is ripped straight from the article, but it still seems misleading, as the context surrounding the "2 million devices" number seems to imply that a majority of those devices were not bricked, but rather that the bricking was only done on devices that couldn't be taken off the menu through other means.
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