Any device with internet access can be hacked - hackers have moved en masse from computers to home appliances and this could lead to an apocalypse, reports WSJ.
Vulnerabilities were found in control systems for refrigerators, surveillance cameras and even blood storage equipment. In Europe, attackers have already broken into supermarket freezers and remotely changed the temperature, causing them to throw away food.
The problem is that IoT devices often have weak security and become an entry point to the company's internal network. Most system administrators do not change the default password on such devices or set it to "123,456". This is a real gift for artificial intelligence and hackers: finding vulnerabilities and writing attack tools become easier even for those who didn't know how to program before.
In the future, literally everything can be under attack: from household appliances to life support systems and critical infrastructure. Cyber attacks can turn from a password leak problem into a real disaster with consequences for millions of people.
Soon we will be running around with a stick and a stone.