Your Smart Appliances Might Be Running Malware: A Global Scraping Crisis
Probably check on your smart appliances
I discovered that 80-90% of scraper hits on my Anubis honeypot come from IPs not on any threat list, suggesting a massive wave of compromised smart appliances. Data from Sourceware reveals this is a truly global issue, with traffic originating from hundreds of countries and ISPs. Unless we take concerted global action, these infected devices will continue to fuel proxy networks and overwhelm web application firewalls.
I don't think there's any way to make a real impact on this problem without concerted simultaneous global action.
- Havoc
The data and project looks cool but I don’t really see the link between the bulk of what’s presented and smart appliances conclusion?
- Chu4eeno
Based on the source country distribution I'd say it's more likely the standard Android residential VPN SDKs embedded in free apps.
- unitindex
This made me realize how many devices I buy once, set up once, and then never think about again. Smart TVs are probably one of the biggest examples of that. It would be interesting if manufacturers had to make software support periods much more obvious before people bought them.
- SoftTalker
I cannot imagine ever connecting a TV or appliance to my home network. I even worry about my printer and Roku.
- jwr
I try to avoid "smart" appliances and if the manufacturer forces the "smart" stuff, I never enable it. Even my induction hob would like to connect to wifi (no idea what that would be useful for), but that's just not happening.