> Industrial stuff sure, but if someone's internet fridge or smart TV goes haywire, so what If large numbers of fridges or cars fail to work properly or go hay

> Industrial stuff sure, but if someone's internet fridge or smart TV goes haywire, so what If large numbers of fridges or cars fail to work properly or go haywire at the same time, it matters. The article also mentions enabling DDOS. The same with things like routers, any type of infrastructure. We have increasing amounts of electricity generation and storage moving to consumer devices. Its a good idea and could make the system more resilient if done right, but if it relies on insecure devices it would be a huge systemic vulnerability.