Tuesday, July 08, 2014

Article: Wi-Fi passwords can be stolen by hacking smart lightbulbs

In the latest cautionary tale involving the so-called internet of things, white-hat hackers have devised an attack against network-connected lightbulbs that exposes Wi-Fi passwords to anyone in proximity to one of the LED devices. The attack works against LIFX smart lightbulbs, which can be turne...

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/08/crypto-weakness-lightbulbs

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