A 2016 botnet that targeted IoT devices to launch some of the largest DDoS attacks in history.
The Storm Botnet was a massive collection of compromised computers that peaked around 2007–2008. It was revolutionary for its time due to its P2P architecture , which made it extremely difficult for authorities to shut down compared to traditional centralized networks.
Successfully hijacking the communication channel to prevent the botmaster from sending commands to the infected "zombie" computers.