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As long as it's segregated that way. Someone was able to gain access to their Dr's office's network by accessing the wifi-enabled fish tank thermometer. I forg

by jvm___ 4y ago

As long as it's segregated that way. Someone was able to gain access to their Dr's office's network by accessing the wifi-enabled fish tank thermometer. I forget if the details of how exactly they accessed it, but it was an example of an Internet of Things device making a security hole in a network.

duskwuff 4y ago
It wasn't a doctor's office, it was a casino: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/07/21/how-a-fish-tank-helped-hack-a-casino/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/innovations/wp/2017/07/2...
shanebellone 4y ago
"Someone was able to gain access to their Dr's office's network by accessing the wifi-enabled fish tank thermometer" I think you're mistaken/misremembering. It was a casino. https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/a-casino-gets-hacked-through-a-fish-tank-thermometer/368943 https://www.entrepreneur.com/business-news/a-casino-gets-hac...
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