The Hackable Internet of Things

Be aware and prepared folks – and keep all your devices and wireless hub software (as well as antivirus) up to date 😎

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A Heaven for Toasters | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's book A buggy future?

In my book, A Heaven for Toasters (which, by the way, is FREE until the 20th), a zoomer (flying car) is hacked and made to crash.

As with all things futuristic, I based this on current trends. One of these is the so-called Internet of Things: a common language that allows any device plugged into the Internet to communicate with any other device.

This opens up a world of possibilities for hackers – or naughty teenagers, as a girl allegedly demonstrated in a battle of wits with her mother. Following the confiscation of all of her electronics because she “was boiling rice and was too busy on phone and stove burst into flames,” Dorothy claimed to have used her LC smart fridge to send the following tweet:

Dorothy's LC smart fridge tweet | From the blog of Nicholas C. Rossis, author of science fiction, the Pearseus epic fantasy series and children's books Image: Business Insider

Can You Hack This?

While some have cast doubt on Dorothy’s viral tweet…

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