(United Press International) A refrigerator was one of thousands of “smart” Internet-connected devices hacked to become part of a botnet sending out spam emails, a U.S. security firm says.
The attack — which also compromised computers, home Internet routers, media PCs and smart TV sets — is thought to be one of the first to take advantage of the sometimes lax security found on devices that are part of what has been called the “Internet of things,” Proofpoint in Sunnyvale, Calif., reported.
The global attack campaign involved more than 750,000 malicious email communications coming from more than 100,000 everyday consumer gadgets, the company said in a statement.
