Business The previous owners of used "smart" cars can still control them via the cars' apps (not just cars!) Cory Doctorow
Copyfight Bad Android security makes it easy to break into and steal millions of "smart" cars Cory Doctorow
Gadgets Seafood-related queries from own internet-connected vending machines brought college network to its knees Rob Beschizza
happy mutants Make: a $5 ACLU-donation Dash button you can press every time Trump makes you angry Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Houseguests, technological literacy, and the goddamned wifi: a single chart Cory Doctorow
Gadgets FBI arrest the VW executive who stonewalled on the first Dieselgate reports for defrauding the US Government 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
security New, fast-spreading IoT botnet hybridizes two less-effective strains to achieve quick dominance Cory Doctorow
happy mutants Unsecured Internet of Things gadgets get hacked within 40 minutes of being connected to the net Cory Doctorow
