Security Vulnerability in Smart Electric Outlets

Schneier on Security 2018-09-12

Summary:

A security vulnerability in Belkin's Wemo Insight "smartplugs" allows hackers to not only take over the plug, but use it as a jumping-off point to attack everything else on the network. From the Register: The bug underscores the primary risk posed by IoT devices and connected appliances. Because they are commonly built by bolting on network connectivity to existing appliances,...

Link:

https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2018/09/security_vulner_15.html

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Tags:

internetofthings

Authors:

Bruce Schneier

Date tagged:

09/12/2018, 10:39

Date published:

09/12/2018, 07:19