minnix to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agoYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square78arrow-up10arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comminnix to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 6 months agomessage-square78cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squareKarnalinkfedilinkEnglish0•6 months agoThat’s a clear indication of IoT control being taken over by malicious actor to make it a part of botnet. Any IoT needs to be secured when connected to Internet (and, not intranet).
minus-square@survivalmachine@beehaw.orglinkfedilink0•edit-26 months agoWhat exactly in this article indicates that? I feel you’re either mis-reading the article or baselessly fear-mongering here.
That’s a clear indication of IoT control being taken over by malicious actor to make it a part of botnet.
Any IoT needs to be secured when connected to Internet (and, not intranet).
What exactly in this article indicates that? I feel you’re either mis-reading the article or baselessly fear-mongering here.