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Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:15 am ]
Post subject:  Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
Quote:
A fridge has been discovered sending out spam after a web attack managed to compromise smart gadgets.

The fridge was one of more than 100,000 devices used to take part in the spam campaign.

Uncovered by security firm Proofpoint the attack compromised computers, home routers, media PCs and smart TV sets.

The attack is believed to be one of the first to exploit the lax security on devices that are part of the "internet of things".

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-25780908

And, it seems, if you have a compromised device, there’s little you can do to clear up the infection.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:36 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
How about disconnecting your fridge from your wifi/lan?
I would never connect mine up in the first place, even if it did have that feature.
Author:  jonbwfc [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 10:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
l3v1ck wrote:
How about disconnecting your fridge from your wifi/lan?
I would neve connect mine up in the first place, even if it did have that feature.

But... but.. then how will your fridge remind you to get some milk on the way home?
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
jonbwfc wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
How about disconnecting your fridge from your wifi/lan?
I would neve connect mine up in the first place, even if it did have that feature.

But... but.. then how will your fridge remind you to get some milk on the way home?

Or that someone had left the door open? ;)
Author:  l3v1ck [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
Amnesia10 wrote:
Or that someone had left the door open? ;)

Well at the moment mine beeps and flashed the internal light if the door is left open for more than a minute.
Author:  pcernie [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 1:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
l3v1ck wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
Or that someone had left the door open? ;)

Well at the moment mine beeps and flashed the internal light if the door is left open for more than a minute.


Be fcuking handy in this house of morons.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 2:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
pcernie wrote:
l3v1ck wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
Or that someone had left the door open? ;)

Well at the moment mine beeps and flashed the internal light if the door is left open for more than a minute.


Be fcuking handy in this house of morons.

Not really I suspect that they would all assume that another member of the family would have closed it. ;)
Author:  paulzolo [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 3:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
What every fridge needs is a web cam inside so you can tell that the light is out when the door is closed. It’s vitally important that you can do this from your desk whilst at work.
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 4:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
paulzolo wrote:
What every fridge needs is a web cam inside so you can tell that the light is out when the door is closed. It’s vitally important that you can do this from your desk whilst at work.

Have you thought that through? ;) There must be millions who get something out of the fridge naked or in very little. Great for those watching the webcam but not for those that get the midnight nibbles. :oops:
Author:  big_D [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
I had wondered why I kept getting emails asking me to bring eggs and cola with me, when I come home. :lol:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Mon Jan 20, 2014 8:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
big_D wrote:
I had wondered why I kept getting emails asking me to bring eggs and cola with me, when I come home. :lol:

Not the girlfriend then but the fridge? Has that cleared that up for you? :lol:
Author:  Spreadie [ Tue Jan 21, 2014 12:59 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
I'd be more impressed if the fridges just started ordering lots of stuff. Every day.

What's the point of hacking a smart fridge if you aren't going to troll the owners a little bit? :twisted:

Imagine getting the email:
"I noticed you were low on cheese, so I ordered 4 Kilos for you.
Author:  l3v1ck [ Tue Jan 21, 2014 9:53 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
Forget an internet connected fridge, if I were the manufacturers, I'd make a talking fridge.
Then I'd make it just as annoying as Talkie Toaster, just for the fun of it. :twisted:
Author:  Amnesia10 [ Tue Jan 21, 2014 3:38 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Fridge sends spam emails as attack hits smart gadgets
Spreadie wrote:
I'd be more impressed if the fridges just started ordering lots of stuff. Every day.

What's the point of hacking a smart fridge if you aren't going to troll the owners a little bit? :twisted:

Imagine getting the email:
"I noticed you were low on cheese, so I ordered 4 Kilos for you.

Many people do not trust their partners with a credit card, and you want the fridge to get one? ;)
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