Thousands of smart devices that were connected to the bonnet revealed security firm Proofpoint. Forces to send spam should thus provide such as refrigerators, set-top boxes and home routers.

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Hackers forced the fridge and TV are spam.

It seems that the so-called Internet of Things is another area where attention is focused internet fraudsters. At least it is clear from the latest press releases of the company Proofpoint. Which deals with computer security.

The company it claims to have found a botnet enslaved facility where she appeared one fridge, multimedia centers television and more. Proofpoint found that between 23 December and 6 January botnet spam.

Smart devices accounted for about 25 percent of all enslaved devices. The fact that this device was plugged into a botnet according to the company server Ars Technica discovered through IP addresses. But it is not perhaps the most damning methods.

If it is confirmed, this botnet, which would greatly abused smart devices belonging to more groups to promote the Internet of Things Those forecast to be at IDC in 2020 about $ 200 billion.

It certainly is not the first attack And the number of connected devices makes the household more vulnerable. It usually does not have the time or strength to adjust to the ever increasing number of devices, new passwords, install, update and under They thus remain at factory settings including data access and the increasing number of uncorrected errors in their software.