John McAfee » hacker appliances http://www.whoismcafee.com Who is McAfee - The Official Blog of John McAfee Thu, 03 Apr 2014 23:00:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.2 For The First Time Hackers Have Used A Refrigerator To Attack Businesses http://www.whoismcafee.com/for-the-first-time-hackers-have-used-a-refrigerator-to-attack-businesses/ http://www.whoismcafee.com/for-the-first-time-hackers-have-used-a-refrigerator-to-attack-businesses/#comments Fri, 17 Jan 2014 06:59:52 +0000 http://www.whoismcafee.com/?p=3235

Security researchers at Proof point 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 cyber attack from the Internet of Things.  A botnet is a series of computers that seem to be ordinary computers functioning in people’s homes and businesses, but are really secretly controlled by hackers. The Internet of Things, is a new term in the tech industry that refers to a concept where every device in your house gets its own computer chip, software, and connection to the Internet: your fridge, thermostat, smart water meter, door locks, etc.  READ FULL ARTICLE FROM WWW.BUSINESSINSIDER.COM 

 

As predicted by John McAfee on November 8 2013  - India Ground Zero Summit

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