Lee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square215fedilinkarrow-up1469cross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1469external-linkYour washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data trafficwww.tomshardware.comLee Duna@lemmy.nz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square215fedilinkcross-posted to: hackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansprivacy@lemmy.ml
minus-squareknightly the Sneptaur@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months ago And what’s the actual danger of connecting it to wi-fi? Not so much that hackers will ransom the washing machine, but that hackers can use IoT devices as a back-door to get into your home network and take over everything else too.
Not so much that hackers will ransom the washing machine, but that hackers can use IoT devices as a back-door to get into your home network and take over everything else too.