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setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware

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Hackers can infect network-connected wrenches to install ransomware

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setVeryLoud(true);@lemmy.ca to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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Researchers identify 23 vulnerabilities, some of which can exploited with no authentication.
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    Imagine non-network wrench situation:

    “The FAA has grounded all Boeing 737 Max 9 jets today after a massive decompression event occurred on Alaska Airlines at 16,000 ft. The door plug blew out of the jet at altitude. United Airlines has reported, after inspection, loose bolts the door plug of several of its Boeing 737 Max 9 jets as it continues to inspect every one if its 79 jets in its fleet.”

    What’s the ratio of boeing door decompressions to IoT devices being hacked?

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        surely we’re in the billions of IoT devices with malware by now right

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          By the end of its first day, Mirai had infected over 65,000 IoT devices. By its second day, Mirai already accounted for half of all Internet telnet scans observed by our collective set of honeypots, as shown in the figure above. At its peak in November 2016 Mirai had infected over 600,000 IoT devices.

          And that’s just 1 botnet out of many.

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            And 8 years ago, while IoT has grown exponentially

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