Watch Out For These 10 IoT Malware Threats

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(NOTE: This story was originally posted to CRN.com June 26.)

IoT Risks On The Rise

As more devices are connected to the Internet, researchers are finding a growing number of security risks as well. In a recent report by Kaspersky Lab, the research company found that the number of new IoT malware samples this year has already doubled that of last year.

According to Kaspersky, connected devices running Linux have attracted 7,200 malware samples from last May, more than double last year's sample total of 3,200.

Over the past few months, solution providers have seen an array of security attacks – from denial-of-service malware Brickerbot to IP camera-targeted Persirai – crop up in the IoT space. Here are 10 different Internet of Things security threats that partners deploying solutions should look out for.