Since last week was TCP/IP, I decided to post something on IoT. It is little old article but it has a snippet of code that can be used to control the coffee machine in your home using desktop computer instead of using the android phone app of the coffee machine. It is interesting. Take a look at
https://qz.com/901823/the-easy-way-your-smart-coffee-machine-could-get-hacked-and-ruin-your-life/
I really like this article. It shows how easy it is to take advantages of vulnerabilities in any kind of IoT device. and how some of these major DDoS attacks and attacks like Miari are just going to grow over time. I also noticed there is no real commercial product for home use to protect people’s smart devices in their homes. Companies have all kinds of solutions to protect their corporate wide network, but a simple device a user could install in their home to protect their IoT devices does not exist in the market. But then again, maybe that device i’m thinking gets hacked as becomes a part of a DDoS army too!
Hi Jayapreethi, interesting article! I never thought about if a hacker can take control of home smart coffee machine, they can gain access to everything else it connects to.
This article gives a good example to show how easy the cyber attack could be done and how easily IoT devices could cause damage broadly. Network are always at risk, even a home smart coffee machine, once controlled by hackers, would bring threats allowing hackers to gain access to everything else it connects to.
Hi Jayapreethi,
The article you posted is very interesting and an eye opener! Who knew even your coffee machine can get hacked.
This article is exciting and scary at the same time. Like it makes you wonder if a hacker can take control of your caffeine dispenser, he can gain access to everything else it connects to !