Tag: spambots

  • Smart appliances make a connected home vulnerable

    TechCrunch reports that smart appliances are starting to spawn spambots and make the home vulnerable to hackers. Example A: according to a new study by security firm Proofpoint, hackers have already started crackin’ away at smart appliances in hopes of further expanding their zombie spambot armies. Between December 26th, 2013 and January 6th, 2014, Proofpoint…