Next German government could revive plan to tackle botnets - lawmaker

BERLIN (Reuters) - Talks on forming a new German government offer a chance to revive plans that would put the onus on network operators and device makers to make the so-called Internet of Things safe from hacker attacks, a senior lawmaker told Reuters.

Many connected devices, like web cameras or 'smart' fridges, have software vulnerabilities that can be exploited to recruit thousands of them into 'botnets' and launch cyber attacks.