Because wiring everything up to a global network 24/7 always sounds like a smashing idea.
White hat hackers have made the first proof of concept for malware that locks a smart thermostat and demands a ransom.
Source: Hackers Make the First-Ever Ransomware for Smart Thermostats | Motherboard
Completely to spec. But not good. This article also discusses mitigation.
A weakness in the Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) of all Linux operating systems since late 2012 enables attackers to hijack users’ Internet communications
Pretty scary stuff. Or a rainy sunday afternoon of fun. Perspective 🙂
Flip Feng Shui Flip Feng Shui (FFS) is a new exploitation vector that allows an attacker virtual machine (VM) to flip a bit in a memory page of a victim VM that runs on the same host as the attacker VM. FFS relies on a hardware vulnerability for flipping a bit and a physical memory massaging … Continue reading Flip Feng Shui →
Source: Flip Feng Shui – VUSec