Hot tub hack reveals washed-up security protection

Sun, 6 Jan 2019 23:20:48 +1100

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew Pam
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-46674706

"Thousands of hot tubs can be hacked and controlled remotely because of
a hole in their online security, BBC Click has revealed."

An entertaining IoT insecurity story.  More at:
<https://www.pentestpartners.com/security-blog/hackers-in-hot-water-pwning-smart-hot-tubs-yes-really/>

Via the Computer Risks Digest at http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Risks/

Just say no to "smart" devices.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net                   Andrew Pam
http://www.xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
http://www.glasswings.com.au/             Partner, Glass Wings
http://www.sericyb.com.au/                Manager, Serious Cybernetics

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