Shodan: The scariest search engine on the Internet

CNN Money ^ | April 8, 2013 | David Goldman

[a fool in paradise]

So they let us snoop on staff meetings? Meeting that everyone there would cut off their arm off to avoid? OK just what I’ve been waiting for.

Corporate espionage no longer needs agents to trespass physically on the property to get inside information on product announcement, schedules, profit margins, etc.

[Whenifhow]

Of possible interest to you.

[ShadowAce]

[GOPJ]

...Cybersecurity researchers have even located command and control systems for nuclear power plants and a particle-accelerating cyclotron by using Shodan. What's really noteworthy about Shodan's ability to find all of this -- and what makes Shodan so scary -- is that very few of those devices have any kind of security built into them...

ping

[antidisestablishment]

SHODAN

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.

Shodan runs 24/7 and collects information on about 500 million connected devices and services each month. It's stunning what can be found with a simple search on Shodan. Countless traffic lights, security cameras, home automation devices and heating systems are connected to the Internet and easy to spot. Shodan searchers have found control systems for a water park, a gas station, a hotel wine cooler and a crematorium. Cybersecurity researchers have even located command and control systems for nuclear power plants and a particle-accelerating cyclotron by using Shodan.

IOW, what is needed is some security patches, which we'll call "Shodzilla".

[max americana]

Ok, will check it out. I miss those old pc games like Flight Simulator or the old Doom of the 90’s.

[Shimmer1]

Mid 80s?? Wow!

[DemforBush]

“W-who are you, h-h-hacker? My cameras and probes scan your body, but you do not match any employee file. When my cyborgs bring you to an electrified interrogation bench, I will have your secrets...”

One of the best game villains ever.

[antidisestablishment]

There's also an ebook written by a developer. It's a fun read.

[caww]