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Your washing machine could be sending 3.7 GB of data a day — LG washing machine owner disconnected his device from Wi-Fi after noticing excessive outgoing daily data traffic (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's possible that it had some vulnerability which was automatically exploited by one of her majesty's secret services (perhaps with help from their US counterparts) to make it a component of their covert infrastructure.

Sounds outlandish, but

this was happening in 2010:

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Or quite simply, hackers scanning for unsecured devices that access the internet and using them to do shit.

Listen to Darknet Diaries -> Start fearing everything

[–] Squizzy 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's good but that guy is odd, very naive and innocent which is kind of ironic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think it's a character to keep laymen interested.

[–] Squizzy 1 points 11 months ago

I don't know I was very put off with his recent comments in the India episode where they spoke about people who sell their families information so scammers can contact them.

He mentioned how his cousin is homeless and he hasn't talked to him in years and he was making a joke of the kinds of things he'd likely do to make some money.

Very weird comment

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Jesus fucking Christ.