KrebsOnSecurity reports the Aisuru botnet drew most of its firepower from compromised routers and cameras sitting on AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon networks. It briefly hit 29.6 Tbps and is estimated to control ~300,000 devices, with attacks on gaming ISPs spilling into wider Internet disruption.
— This shifts DDoS risk from ‘overseas’ threats to domestic consumer devices and carriers, raising questions about IoT security standards and ISP responsibilities for network hygiene.
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2025.10.11
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Aisuru’s 29.6 Tbps test on Oct 6 and attribution to devices on AT&T, Comcast, and Verizon per KrebsOnSecurity.
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