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Researchers at a university in Israel have found ways to turn smart irrigation systems into a botnet that could theoretically drain some of a city’s water reserves. But don’t panic. Continue reading Hackers Could Cause Havoc By Pwning Internet-Connected Irrigation Systems
Despite all kinds of internet-connected things getting pwned, manufacturers insist of putting stuff on the internet without any security. Continue reading A Hackable Dishwasher Is Connecting Hospitals to the Internet of Shit
More bad news for toymaker Spiral Toys, which left customer data from its “CloudPets” brand exposed online. Continue reading How This Internet of Things Stuffed Animal Can Be Remotely Turned Into a Spy Device
A company that sells “smart” teddy bears leaked 800,000 user account credentials—and then hackers locked it and held it for ransom. Continue reading Internet of Things Teddy Bear Leaked 2 Million Parent and Kids Message Recordings
The infamous Internet of Things vendor VTech shows how not to do parental controls. Continue reading It’s Trivially Easy to Watch Porn On a Restricted Tablet Made For Kids
After weeks of turf war, two cybercriminals seem to have found a new way to take control and expand the the infamous Mirai botnet. Continue reading Two Hackers Appear To Have Created a New Massive Internet of Things Botnet
And Bruce Schneier thinks regulating the Internet of Things is inevitable and desirable. Continue reading Congress To Security Experts: How Do We Deal With The Internet of Shit?
In the future, hackers might black out cities by breaking into internet-connected light bulbs. Continue reading This Virus Automatically Kills Smart Light Bulbs
All the wannabe hackers out there are trying to mod the source code of the infamous malware Mirai, with little success—for now. Continue reading Wannabe Hackers Are Adding ‘Terrible’ and ‘Stupid’ Features to Mirai