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"The Internet of things — aka the tendency to bring Internet connectivity to
devices whether they need them or not — has provided no shortage of both
tragedy and comedy. “Smart” locks that are easy to bypass, “smart” fridges that
leak your email credentials, or even “smart” barbies that spy on toddlers are
all pretty much par for the course in an industry with lax privacy and security
standards.
Even your traditional hot tub isn’t immune from the stupidity. Hot tub vendor
SmartTub thought it might be nice to control your hot tub from your phone
(because walking to the tub and quickly turning a dial is clearly too much to
ask).
But like so many IOT vendors more interested in the marketing potential than
the reality, they allegedly implemented it without including basic levels of
security standards for their website administration panel, allowing hackers to
access and control hot tubs, all over the planet. And not just SmartTub brands,
but numerous brands from numerous manufacturers, everywhere"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
