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Yea, that part is insane. At this point it is safe to say that any non open source device that has access to you home network and the Internet can function as a
by NewsaHackO 2y ago
Yea, that part is insane. At this point it is safe to say that any non open source device that has access to you home network and the Internet can function as a backdoor. Not to be a conspiracy theorist, but I guarantee the CIA has a list of common devices with this feature that they can use to get local access in most houses.
- BadHumans 2y agoWhy are you assuming that only non open source devices are vulnerable? We've seen enough open source vulnerabilities in broad daylight to know that open source does not mean secure.
- hiddencost 2y agoOpen source is auditable, and tends to get fixed.
- BadHumans 2y agoI don't think you can say it tends to get fixed because you don't know the ratio between the number of vulnerabilities and the ones that get fixed. Closed source can also be audited. Auditing code for companies is an entire business model.
- prettyStandard 2y agoYou have it backwards. They're assuming non-open source is backdoor'ed. Not that open source isn't backdoor'ed.
- BadHumans 2y agoI don't have it backwards. That is what I said. They are assuming non open source is backdoored. That does not mean open source is not also backdoored.
- thfuran 2y agoNo, you you said >Why are you assuming that only non open source devices are vulnerable?
- stanleydrew 2y agoYes, the word "only" is causing the confusion.
- hackernewds 2y agoThis is what makes me suspicious about Chinese home products like govee and how cheap they are. You're required to hard code in your SSID and Wi-Fi password. And they consistently beg for your location, despite having no need for it.
- daniel_reetz 2y agoNow think about 3D printers like the Bambu. A machine tool that can self-combust.
- e40 2y agoShades of Iranian centrifuges.
- dylan604 2y agoReally really light shades. Destroying a country's ability to produce weapons grade nuclear fuel vs potentially burning down a hacker's/tinkerer's house; I don't think these are any where near the same level
- akira2501 2y agoIt's very similar. It's a nation state using exploits to target individuals. It doesn't really matter why they're doing it, they're promulgating an unsafe environment, simply to create convenience for intelligence agencies. As if they're at a lack of options when it comes to addressing problems on the world stage like this. Stuxnet was both an exceptionally morally lazy and destructive act. As an American citizen, I genuinely wish my government did NOT do that.
- dylan604 2y agoStuxnet was written to target a very specific bit of equipment for a nefarious purpose. This is just lazy development with no security or as a total after thought or worse deliberate weakening. This is just the state of software development/management we live in now. I really feel one of us have misreading of the situation.
- l33t7332273 2y agoI wouldn’t consider that a conspiracy theory, I would consider it common sense that an intelligence agency has a list of common potential sources of intelligence. In fact it would be extremely surprising if they didn’t have that list.