An Elaborate Hack Shows How Much Damage IoT Bugs Can Do

Published: April 18, 2018, 4:32 p.m.

The bulk of major corporate hacks follow time-tested strategies, like phishing emails that trick employees into giving up their credentials, or hackers exploiting a bug in a web portal. While effective, these strategies also open an attacker to early detection. So increasingly, hackers have taken the scenic route\u2014through the Internet of Things.