THIS IS DAMN SCARY.

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Your 'Smart' Power Outlets Are Now Botnets Thanks To The Internet Of Broken Things

Making fun of the Internet of Things has become a sort of national pastime, made possible by a laundry list of companies jumping into the space without the remotest idea what they're actually doing. When said companies aren't busy promoting some of the dumbest ideas imaginable, they're making it abundantly clear that the security of their "smart," connected products is absolutely nowhere to be found. And while this mockery is well-deserved, it's decidedly less funny once you realize these companies are introducing thousands of new attack vectors in every home and business network the world over.

More . . .

http://www.blacklistednews.com/Your_%27Smart%27_Power_Outlets_Are_Now_Botnets_Thanks_To_The_Internet_Of_Broken_Things/53656/0/38/38/Y/M.html

[It makes me wonder if Hillary really WAS able to get to my computer that fried itself.]