Seems like the culprit’s not named as all IoT vendors.
The big players are damaging the internet and public perception of that space. The big players produced more than half a million pieces of insecure garbage that are being exploited to send 620 Gbps at whoever they feel like attacking.
Even if there are some small players that are responsible, IoT’s dominated by enough large businesses that are shockingly irresponsible and incompetent that public perception should be negative. The general public aren’t capable of making an informed decision, and it’s in everyone’s best interest to avoid IoT devices like the internet plague bringers most are.