Philips Hue and mesh exploits
2017-06-23 17:36:17.410055+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
IoT goes nuclear: creating a ZigBee chain reaction is a little blog post exploring what a paper of the same name, IoT goes nuclear: creating a ZigBee chain reaction (PDF), means.
Short version: Given the recently discovered security flaws, doesn't take a huge density of Philips Hue lightbulbs to create an environment in which an exploit spreads between them via ZigBee...
Related: last night Charlene and I went to a talk about the Spanish flu pandemic in 1918, and the historian noted a correlation with streetcar lines. I think this is important to think about as I2V and V2V communication gets forced on us...