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Hackers once stole a casino’s high-roller database through a thermometer in the lobby fish tank

Hackers are increasingly targeting “internet of things” devices to access corporate networks, says CEO of cybersecurity firm Darktrace. The internet of things refers to devices hooked up to the internet, and it has expanded to include everything from household appliances to widgets in power plants. In one incident, a casino was hacked through the thermometer in its lobby aquarium. A former director of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters also called for laws outlining minimum security standards for internet-of-things devices to be regulated.”]

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/hackers-stole-a-casinos-database-through-a-thermometer-in-the-lobby-fish-tank-2018-4

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