[Chapter-delegates] 'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack (was RE: Hack http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823)

[Richard Hill]

Dear Glenn,

 

Thank you very much for this, which I am cross-posting to the Internet Policy list.  Such attacks have been reported before, and this article provides a very good summary.

 

I love the quip at the end: "In a relatively short time we've taken a system built to resist destruction by nuclear weapons and made it vulnerable to toasters," said Jeff Jarmoc, head of security for global business service Salesforce.

 

Best,

Richard

 

From: Chapter-delegates [mailto:chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] On Behalf Of Glenn McKnight
Sent: Sunday, October 23, 2016 00:27
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Subject: [Chapter-delegates] Hack http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823

 


'Smart' home devices used as weapons in website attack


 

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37738823




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