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This Hacked Coffee Maker Demands Ransom and Demonstrates a Terrifying Implication About the IoT – Gizmodo Australia
It’s no secret that the Internet of Things is full of insecure gadgets. All you need is one high profile incident to be flooded with terrifying headlines about how everything from robotic vacuum cleaners to smart sex toys can be hacked to spy on you. However,…
Its no secret that the Internet of Things is full of insecure gadgets. All you need is one high profile incident to be flooded with terrifying headlines about how everything from robotic vacuum cleaners to smart sex toys can be hacked to spy on you. However, apparently some devices like Smarters IoT coffee machine can also be reprogrammed to go haywire and demand ransom from unsuspecting users.
This week, Martin Hron, a researcher with the security firm Avast, reverse engineered a $US250 ($356)…
