better just to consider the entire IoT hacked, eh?

[RS Wood]

From the «the Internet of Shit» department:
Title: Do fear the Reaper: Huge army of webcams, routers raised from 'one million' hacked orgs
Author: John Leyden
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:30:42 -0400
Link: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/20/iot_reaper_botnet_growing_fast/

Check your cameras, broadband gateways, NAS boxes for latest botnet malware

Miscreants are right now assembling a massive army of hacked Internet of Things
devices – and at a far faster rate than the powerful Mirai botnet swelled its
ranks last year.…

[l***@leveck.us]

Post by RS Wood
Title: Do fear the Reaper: Huge army of webcams, routers raised from 'one million' hacked orgs
Author: John Leyden
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:30:42 -0400
Link: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/20/iot_reaper_botnet_growing_fast/
Check your cameras, broadband gateways, NAS boxes for latest botnet malware
Miscreants are right now assembling a massive army of hacked Internet of Things
devices – and at a far faster rate than the powerful Mirai botnet swelled its
ranks last year.…

The "legitimate" uses of the IoT is already a huge invasion of privacy.
Your fridge being a member of a botnet is just icing on the cake we've
allowed ourselves to be fed.

[RS Wood]

Post by l***@leveck.us
The "legitimate" uses of the IoT is already a huge invasion of privacy.
Your fridge being a member of a botnet is just icing on the cake we've
allowed ourselves to be fed.

You're right. I purposely avoided the fancy Nest thermostats when I did
an upgrade at home, and choose a simple, programmable Honeywell. Never mind
I paid $20 vs. $180. I don't need that crap to be internet enabled, and the
more I think about it, the more sure I am.

[Dirk T. Verbeek]

Post by RS Wood

Post by l***@leveck.us
The "legitimate" uses of the IoT is already a huge invasion of privacy.
Your fridge being a member of a botnet is just icing on the cake we've
allowed ourselves to be fed.

You're right. I purposely avoided the fancy Nest thermostats when I did
an upgrade at home, and choose a simple, programmable Honeywell. Never mind
I paid $20 vs. $180. I don't need that crap to be internet enabled, and the
more I think about it, the more sure I am.

That's why I took a Plugwise Anna that can only be accessed via the
local network.
Which in turn can be accessed from outside via VPN build in the router.

[l***@leveck.us]

Post by Dirk T. Verbeek

Post by RS Wood

Post by l***@leveck.us
The "legitimate" uses of the IoT is already a huge invasion of privacy.
Your fridge being a member of a botnet is just icing on the cake we've
allowed ourselves to be fed.

You're right. I purposely avoided the fancy Nest thermostats when I did
an upgrade at home, and choose a simple, programmable Honeywell. Never mind
I paid $20 vs. $180. I don't need that crap to be internet enabled, and the
more I think about it, the more sure I am.

That's why I took a Plugwise Anna that can only be accessed via the
local network.
Which in turn can be accessed from outside via VPN build in the router.

I would worry then about the device "phoning home." Sorry, but the
entire *genre* spooks me.

[Huge]

Post by l***@leveck.us

Post by RS Wood
Title: Do fear the Reaper: Huge army of webcams, routers raised from 'one million' hacked orgs
Author: John Leyden
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:30:42 -0400
Link: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/20/iot_reaper_botnet_growing_fast/
Check your cameras, broadband gateways, NAS boxes for latest botnet malware
Miscreants are right now assembling a massive army of hacked Internet of Things
devices – and at a far faster rate than the powerful Mirai botnet swelled its
ranks last year.…

The "legitimate" uses of the IoT is already a huge invasion of privacy.
Your fridge being a member of a botnet is just icing on the cake we've
allowed ourselves to be fed.

*applause*

[Sylvia Else]

Post by RS Wood
Title: Do fear the Reaper: Huge army of webcams, routers raised from 'one million' hacked orgs
Author: John Leyden
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:30:42 -0400
Link: http://go.theregister.com/feed/www.theregister.co.uk/2017/10/20/iot_reaper_botnet_growing_fast/
Check your cameras, broadband gateways, NAS boxes for latest botnet malware
Miscreants are right now assembling a massive army of hacked Internet of Things
devices – and at a far faster rate than the powerful Mirai botnet swelled its
ranks last year.…

Also:

https://www.mwave.com.au/product/tplink-hs100-wifi-smart-plug-ab94103

Sylvia.