The Security Fails Thread™ Thread
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XSS vuln. Default password stored unencrypted. Weakness to MITM.
As some people say "security wasn't an afterthought--they didn't think of it at all."
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@FrostCat can you replace ™ with a ™ in the title?
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JavaScript and XSS attacks in regard to light bulbs?
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@mott555 they should retcon "the idiocracy" movie to show that in the future everything is powered by javascript code
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- finally arrived at home
- opens the door
- touch the light switch
- the switch changes into a waiting circling icon
- light is still off
- the switch won't accept any more touches, it's deactivated
- turn the house off and on again
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@groo I follow that https://twitter.com/internetofshit account and who's buying this trash? It's FULL of stories of pets starving because their internet-connected pet feeder stopped. Why would you buy an internet-connected pet feeder? What the FUCK is wrong with you?
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@groo I don't think I can edit the title. Or if I can I don't know how to do it.
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@mott555 said in The Security Fails Thread™ Thread:
JavaScript and XSS attacks in regard to light bulbs?
Well, the app controlling them. If you can break that, things like the password and SSID if your wifi are stored in plaintext, meaning it's possibly a gateway into your home network.
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@blakeyrat said in The Security Fails Thread™ Thread:
Why would you buy an internet-connected pet feeder?
Because you think it's cool and nobody told you it's not perfect?
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@FrostCat if you edit the first post it lets you edit the title with it
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@FrostCat said in The Security Fails Thread™ Thread:
As some people say "security wasn't an afterthought--they didn't think of it at all."
As I always say: why should they give a shit when they sell just as well?