John Deere security bugs could allow cyberattackers to damage crops, surrounding property or even people; impact harvests; or destroy farmland for years. A group of hackers made an unnerving DEF CON 29 presentation showing how the sprawling growth of digital and automated farming has left the world s food supply chain vulnerable to cyberattack. The group Sick Codes was able to find a misconfiguration that defaults to admin credentials, giving access over to anyone on the platform. A spokesperson for the company said it has increased annual security by 750 percent.
Source: https://threatpost.com/connected-farms-food-supply-chain-hack/168547/