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VTSnake

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It's called ransomware and it could become a huge deal with IoT


Won't it be fun to try and start your car in the morning and get a message that you need to call a phone number and pay $20 because your car's been hacked.

I was at a embedded developers conference recently and this was a huge focus. The community is aware and trying to stay ahead of the game, but it's a huge problem to solve.

(In response to this post by DonHo-kieHi)

Posted: 02/12/2016 at 07:35AM



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