security Longstanding, unpatched Bluetooth vulnerability lets burglars shut down Google security cameras Cory Doctorow
google Google Home: a $129 speaker that plays advertisements when you ask it for a "daily briefing" Cory Doctorow
Business Healthcare facilities widely compromised by Medjack, malware that infects medical devices to steal your information Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Collapsing "connected toy" company did nothing while hackers stole millions of voice recordings of kids and parents Cory Doctorow
Copyfight A Clinton-era tech law has quietly, profoundly redefined the very nature of property in the IoT age Cory Doctorow
Business The previous owners of used "smart" cars can still control them via the cars' apps (not just cars!) Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Houseguests, technological literacy, and the goddamned wifi: a single chart Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Your smart meter is very secure (against you) and very insecure (against hackers) Cory Doctorow
Gadgets The Mirai worm is gnawing its way through the Internet of Things and will not stop Cory Doctorow
Gadgets The kickstarted Pebble smartwatch is now a division of Fitbit, so they may "reduce functionality" on all the watches they ever sold Cory Doctorow
security Not just crapgadgets: Sony's enterprise CCTV can be easily hacked by IoT worms like Mirai Cory Doctorow
security Two hackers are selling DDoS attacks from 400,000 IoT devices infected with the Mirai worm Cory Doctorow
security Internet of Things botnet threatens to knock the entire country of Liberia offline Cory Doctorow