👋 I came across a meme on VK and remembered how in 2014 a large botnet network consisting…

👋 I came across a meme on VK and remembered how in 2014 a large botnet network consisting of smart household devices was discovered. There were televisions, refrigerators and even pressure cookers

🐈‍⬛ Experts at that time counted 450 thousand devices that were part of a botnet that sent out more than 750 thousand spam messages in less than a month

⚰️ It is after such stories that it is customary to say that the letter “S” in the abbreviation “IoT” means security

😱 And the point here is not even about users who cannot take care of themselves. I have always been amazed by the carelessness and indifference with which large companies producing Internet of Things devices approach the issue of the security of their own products

🤡 And it would be nice if this experience of 2014 taught at least someone something. 10 years later we see that The United States is covering an IoT botnet that has been exploited by Chinese hackers for 4 years. The only difference is that at least it did not consist of pressure cookers and refrigerators

😢 In general, the years go by, and, unfortunately, the letter “S” in the abbreviation “IoT” has not yet appeared

Can someone explain to me why a refrigerator needs internet access? Do you need to order groceries yourself?

#internet_things