Can TVs and refrigerators really spew botnet spam

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    Internet of Things? Hold my beer, I got this: ARM crafts OS to rule them all
    http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/1...nt_i_got_this_arm_crafts_os_to_rule_them_all/
     
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    By Matt_Oh, October 13, 2014

    http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/HP-Sec...ing-my-smart-TV-an-old-new-thing/ba-p/6645844

     
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    Hordes of cable modems, Web cams, printers can become DDoS launch platforms
    http://www.networkworld.com/article...rinters-can-become-ddos-launch-platforms.html
     
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    Insurers' refusal to cover high-tech Range Rovers is warning for carmakers, says Kaspersky
    http://www.cso.com.au/article/55850...ange-rovers-warning-carmakers-says-kaspersky/
     
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    So they are smart enough to crack the key and ignition but too dumb to disable the tracker?? Sounds like a prudent underwriting approach-not.

    Must be the same underwriter that designed the credit swap default insurance for AIG.

    Waiting for news of hi-tech carjacking ring to crack Google's self-drive cars and have the cars drive themselves to the carjacker's hideout.
     
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    That's not far off.
     
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    http://blogs.microsoft.com/cybertrust/2014/11/05/iot-security-does-not-have-to-be-an-oxymoron/
     
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    Thanks @ ronjor / others, for keeping most interesting thread going.
     
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    Privacy and the Internet of Things
    http://www.cso.com.au/article/559985/privacy-internet-things/
     
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    You're welcome :)
     
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    Coming soon: Murder by Internet
    http://www.computerworld.com/article/2852376/coming-soon-murder-by-internet.html

    h/t @ https://twitter.com/ScotFinnie
     
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    Thanks from here also. I have joined the IoT with a Samsung TV and a couple of other things and this article was quite a good read. Plan on forwarding it to others.
     
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    You're welcome. Nice to see it's been useful to you :)
     
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    Hackers Trick Keurigs Into Making Uncopyrighted Coffee
    http://www.wired.com/2014/12/hackers-claim-free-keurigs-copyrighted-coffee/
     
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