Tell Your Dishwasher I Don't Want My Credit Score

[BrotherBart]

(broken link removed to http://news.sky.com/story/1197015/refrigerator-used-by-hackers-in-cyber-attack)

 

[Swedishchef]

What ever happened to ice chests?

Good grief. I don't want my appliances knowing my banking information or social insurance number

What is this world coming to...soon they'll hack watches!

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[Seasoned Oak]

Too bad there is no way of reversing those attacks so that the hackers computer BLOWS UP
Probably some way to wipe the hackers drive.

 

[begreen]

I have absolutely no desire for my thermostat to be following me around the house, or for more to fail with appliances. But letting my wife know the age of science projects in the back third of the refer might be handy.

 

[begreen]

Too bad there is no way of reversing those attacks so that the hackers computer BLOWS UP
Probably some way to wipe the hackers drive.

Should be entirely possible and probably has been done once the source has been traced. Though sometimes it's helpful to let the perp continue to think they are operating incognito.

 

[fossil]

I kinda miss the days when I was smarter than my phone, my car, my refrigerator, etc.

 

[Ehouse]

I have absolutely no desire for my thermostat to be following me around the house, or for more to fail with appliances. But letting my wife know the age of science projects in the back third of the refer might be handy.

I've succumbed to bad mayo a couple of times......

 

[begreen]

 

[JoeyD]

Too bad there is no way of reversing those attacks so that the hackers computer BLOWS UP
Probably some way to wipe the hackers drive.

You know you might be on to something there. Just think, make a piece of information or file that a hacker might want to steal and store it on your computer, only it is a virus. The ultimate Trojan horse.