Your appliances are trying to get you! easy to hack I guess.
“Here is the punchline: Homeland Security last week issued a warning about a powerful new approach for blocking access to websites - hackers infecting routers, printers, smart TVs and other connected devices with malware that turns them into “bot” armies that overwhelm website servers in distributed denial of service attacks.
So.... your smart doorbell may just be hiding the internet terminator that will collapse the internet and prevent you from accessing your electronic cash in the bank.”
Huh.....and here I thought I was neo-Luddite for resisting “the internet of things.”
My HP printer has its own email address. Looking for a new printer soon and don’t really want it wireless either.
And its also on continuously now after the “update”
I just thought that my internet connected refrigerator was mad at my internet connected toaster when I could not get breakfast this morning, now I wonder if my internet connected appliances are part of the hack? Also what about dinner?
Was it a warning or coded marching orders?
Been thinking/saying for a long time that certain persons would not rest happily until we have been nuked.
Little concerned that Someone trotted out info during the debates which could be considered permissive, as well.