Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans Godrej Appliances, one of the leading players in the home appliances segment in India, is organizing Asylum Hack, a first-of-its-kind event aimed at providing young minds a platform to ideate and innovate. The event, to be held during 27th – 29thof…
Hackers take control of Internet appliances
Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans The plundering of the Internet of Things has commenced. From a command center in a non-descript high-rise here in the heart of Silicon Valley, security start-up Norse has been gathering shocking evidence of hackers usurping control of Internet-connected appliances, everything […]…
Beware the fridge? Hackers targeting ‘smart’ home appliances
Security researchers have discovered the first broad Internet-of-Things cyberattack, targeting household gadgets and appliances, including at least one refrigerator. Proofpoint, a vendor that offers data protection services, said Thursday it had uncovered an unprecedented hack that encompassed “more than 750,000 malicious email communications coming from more than 100,000 everyday consumer gadgets…