Home appliances may be the cause of network attacks

The Sky News newspaper (UK) listed familiar household devices (such as refrigerators, kettle .) that could be the cause of major cyber attacks.

Fridge

Smart technology dominates your home, hackers also have countless options to attack.

In 2014, network security company Proofpoint discovered a global attack, in which 750,000 malicious emails were sent from more than 100,000 devices, including home routers, TVs and at least one. fridge.

The company said the findings revealed that everyday home appliances could be exploited, becoming part of the botnet - a network of Internet-connected devices infected with malicious software that specializes in spamming or virus to other computers. A year later, security firm Pen Test Partners discovered a bug in Samsung's smart refrigerator that allowed hackers to steal Gmail user credentials.

Kettle and thermostat

Just like internet-connected refrigerators, smart kettles and thermostats are also exploited by hackers in botnet attacks. In many cases, this risk occurs because smart devices still use the default password and are detected and exploited by hackers to attack.

Security experts say the kettle and thermostat are among the tens of millions of smart devices that have been used in denial-of-service attacks on websites like Twitter, Netflix and Spotify in October 2016. .

According to expert Ken Munro, the internet kettle can also reveal WiFi passwords.

Children tracking device

While the misfortune of the kettle is still not terrifying enough, parents can even see strangers entering their children's bedrooms as a result of security.

A scary incident happened in Texas (USA), the device that monitors a baby with a camera in the bedroom has been hacked and threatened by a man 2 years old when his parents are sleeping.

The case spread when the New York consumer protection agency summoned a number of device manufacturers to track children to court. The agency stated that the companies had misbranded when saying their products were "safe".

British authorities have advised parents that a child tracking device is one of the " products that can be accessed via the Internet and revealed personal information of users".

Webcam

We still remember the photo scandal of hundreds of Hollywood stars because of an error in Apple's iCloud system. Not only that, webcams on millions of devices around the globe can also cause such scandalous scandals.

In November 2014, British authorities recommended hundreds of webcams in this country to be compromised by Internet connection.

The warning comes after a Russian website launched images obtained through webcams around the world. Hackers have detected the password and default username of these devices.

On average, users can track about 1,764 Britons with hacked webcams.

Street lights and traffic lights

When Britain transferred from 4G mobile networks to 5G, infrastructures such as street lights and traffic lights could become Internet devices of Things. This process has begun, the British government aims to build networks along railroads and highways by 2025.

However, it also gives hackers the opportunity to take control of basic infrastructure. To demonstrate weakness in the US transportation network, University of Michigan researchers hacked nearly 100 wireless connection lights in August 2014.

The experiment revealed three basic errors: wireless connection is not encrypted, using the default name and password can be detected and the connection port is easily hacked.

Electricity networks

Not only hacked into street lights, hackers can also cause a large-scale electric collapse. That was the risk after an attack on a power station near Kiev in December, an attack that occurred after three Ukrainian government agencies said their website was temporarily knocked out by hackers.