Europeans have been warned that hackers could start breaking into home routers and smart devices.
The European Union's cyber security agency (ENISA) said that home appliances with internet access have become a new target for attackers.
The reason was the recent attacks in 9 European countries, where hackers broke into refrigerators in supermarkets and raised the temperature there to almost 80 degrees Celsius. Routers and home washing machines are vulnerable for the same reasons: old software and weak protection.
Hackers use artificial intelligence and attack faster than manufacturers release updates.