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One of These Fridges Might Be Spamming You Right Now

18
Jan
2014

A security firm has discovered that non-phone or non-computer smart devices that are Internet-capable are also susceptible to hacks. Not only that, about 100,000 household devices — including at least one fridge — sent out tons of spam messages around Christmas-time last year. According to ProofPoint, more than 750,000 sketchy messages were sent out from a number of smart appliances: 

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