Unsecured Internet of Things gadgets get hacked within 40 minutes of being connected to the net

jhbadger · October 31, 2016, 7:00pm

In reality, wouldn’t the hypothetical Internet toaster be online by means of somebody’s router providing wifi? Wouldn’t you first need to hack the router to get access?

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Unsecured Internet of Things gadgets get hacked within 40 minutes of being connected to the net

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