I guess it wouldnt be to scarey as I doubt that the NSA would connect...the address of the smart phone with my IP address,
Posted on 01/17/2014 6:19:17 AM PST by MeshugeMikey
Security researchers at Proofpoint have uncovered the very first wide-scale hack that involved television sets and at least one refrigerator.
Yes, a fridge.
This is being hailed as the first home appliance "botnet" and the first cyberattack from the Internet of Things.
(Excerpt) Read more at businessinsider.com ...
i really want to have the locks....to my place accessible by a wireless digital system ...
oh the possibilities ..
I don’t want some guy in Russia controlling my thermostat, LOL. Especially now that the “global warming” has blown away and it’s 10 below.
the nigerians will probably have major fun with the thermostats....
There is NO WAY I’m buying appliances that connect to the Internet!
Combined PING! and DANG!
Can I stick my hoo-hoo-dilly on the internet?
Do you really want it sending malicious emails to your girlfriend’s vajayjay at climax?
(sound of zipper, zipping back up)
Imagine having your refrigerator tell you that you’re overdrawn at the bank?
Daisy, Daisy...
Ping!
Well when your phone falls out of shallow ladies jeans front pockets into the toilet when you turn around to flush it, you are more or less forced into the new phones. Then you get addicted to the new features of music, and photos of your grands, great grands and often the only place you get the photos is from FB posts.
Could you explain disabling ISP email and blocking the router's port 25, for us dummies? (including mac dummies, if possible.)
No problem.
The ISP email is a feature of your provider. You can go to their website, login to your ISP account and disable the email feature -if possible. The best option is to configure your premise modem/router to avoid getting hacked.
Login to your ISP modem via the web interface to it:
Bring up a blank http:// webpage. The ISP router/modems usually have a default address (from within the LAN) of 192.168.1.1. Enter that to bring up the modem’s logon page. If you haven’t changed the logon it will be the default something like Admin/Password123. If you’re unsure google it via the name of your ISP. Once you get into the router the firewall feature will have ports and/or protocols. Disable/block port 25 or the SMTP protocol if you do not directly access an email server. Web mail will be unaffected by this.
Most of all set a password on your modem/router other than the default. That’ll stop the hack mentioned in this article.
You are a prince (or a princess) for taking the time to educate me! Thank you so much!
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