Hackers could hijack homes

A security expert said that setting up your house based on the  ‘Internet of Things’ devices could lead to your house being hijacked by hackers.

Allen Scott, the head of strategic partnerships, for F Secure warned that the new wave of ‘internet of things’ devices could leave people ‘under siege’ from criminals that “want to find an easy way to make cash.”

He said that the current trend from hackers involves people are taking data, encrypting it and then holding it to ransom. There is no reason to think it is impossible with smarthouses.

The ‘Internet of Things’ essentially describes a new type of home product that now has internet connectivity, allowing it to update itself, be controlled remotely via smartphone or tap into millions of other devices to make itself more intelligent. For the full article click here 

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