6th-grader weaponizes smart teddy bear, hacks security audience's Bluetooth

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  1. hawki

    hawki Registered Member

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    "...If yet another cybersecurity expert wanted to warn the general public about the risks associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), it is likely the warning would go in one ear and out the other. But when a sixth-grader hacks an audience of security experts and “weaponizes” his smart teddy bear, it might just snag the attention..."

    http://www.networkworld.com/article...-security-audiences-bluetooth.html#tk.rss_all
     
  2. Krusty

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    http://www.news.com.au/technology/o...s/news-story/8c35459db5354b3584b1c5fbae3d72d0
     
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