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Re:A vigilante trying to improve IoT security by fredley on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @12:17PM (#14204347)
Very different. If you can bust an insecure lock you can steal a bike. If you bust an insecure IoT device, you can steal data from potentially thousands or millions of people.
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Re:A vigilante trying to improve IoT security by gremlinsinc on Wednesday April 26, 2017 @12:44PM (#14204650)
Not only that but use it as a botnet to make it so the entire internet becomes unusable.
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