Wednesday 20 January 2016
A group of researchers have revealed that the Internet of Things is probably less secure than you expect. At a talk during PrivacyCon held by the Federal Trade Commission last week, the researchers revealed that many smart devices leak private information in cleartext — with no effort to encrypt that data. The most notable of their findings was that the Nest thermostat was leaking home latitude and longitude, postal code and other information in clear text. When the researchers reported the bug it was quickly fixed by Nest, however it’s unclear how long the hole was open before it was…
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