Internet Chemotherapy
Mudge mentioned on his Twitter account (<a href="https://twitter.com/dotMudge/status/941373739681189888" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/dotMudge/status/941373739681189888</a>) that a project like this had been requested in the DoD but was held back by politics.<p>Victor Gevers is cited by Bleeping computer (<a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brickerbot-author-claims-he-bricked-two-million-devices/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/brickerbot-au...</a>) as saying there are better ways of solving the problem than forcibly disabling/bricking devices. I'm curious what those are, though, since IoT manufacturers (speaking broadly) don't seem motivated right now to take even basic security precautions with their devices. I know some groups use sinkholes to redirect compromised devices, but while that can be useful for research it doesn't seem like it has the same motivational impact for change.