Art of Technology: Quadcopter Malware Proves Connected Toys Are A Security Risk

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Quadcopter Malware Proves Connected Toys Are A Security Risk

Like a subgroup of the Internet of Things, connected toys are the new generation of children’s toys – often using Wi-Fi and an iOS or Android-based remote control to manage and manipulate a car, quadcopter, or Lego robot. We’ve recently learned that malware has been introduced to a quadcopter toy, a revelation that has left security-conscious parents concerned. If it can happen with one toy, what’s to say it couldn’t happen with another? And if this was to be repeated with one or more toys, what might the results be? The Quadcopter Malware Threat Consider: drone use is increasing militarily,...

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