Researchers at Incapsula have discovered a botnet that runs on compromised CCTV cameras. There are hundreds of millions, if not billions, of these in the field, and like many Internet of Things devices, their security is an afterthought and not fit for purpose. (more…)
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Botnets running on CCTVs and NASs
The $150 Smarter Ikettle lets you start your water boiling from anywhere in the world over the Internet — and it also contains long-term serious security vulnerabilities that allow attackers to extract your wifi passwords from it. (more…)
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Putting your kettle on the Internet of Things makes your wifi passwords an open secret
Food Republic celebrates the true diversity of the hot dog with this style guide to wieners around the world. (more…)
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Here’s a chart of hot dogs around the world
Charter Communications plans to acquire Time Warner Cable in a $78.7bn deal . The acquisition follows an earlier attempt by Comcast to buy TWC, a plan foiled by regulators worried about lack of competition in the market for high-speed internet. Read the rest