Not sure about here, but there was a report last week about a WiFi connected thermostat that was being used as an entry point to exfiltrate data to CCP servers.
Not sure why any gov agency would allow IoT devices on their network, but whatever. State Gov IT people seem to think Cybersecurity involves unplugging the Ethernet cable of a compromised device from the wall so the hacker is physically trapped inside.
It might not be connected to the government network. It might have been connected to something like a cell router and the thermostat passively scanned the network, picked up a non broadcasting SSID, and used the thermostat as tunnel to the machine via wifi. IF the machine was also hardlined, they could use the machine to tunnel to Dominion central servers. They're hopping, skipping, and jumping.
Not sure about here, but there was a report last week about a WiFi connected thermostat that was being used as an entry point to exfiltrate data to CCP servers.
Not sure why any gov agency would allow IoT devices on their network, but whatever. State Gov IT people seem to think Cybersecurity involves unplugging the Ethernet cable of a compromised device from the wall so the hacker is physically trapped inside.
It might not be connected to the government network. It might have been connected to something like a cell router and the thermostat passively scanned the network, picked up a non broadcasting SSID, and used the thermostat as tunnel to the machine via wifi. IF the machine was also hardlined, they could use the machine to tunnel to Dominion central servers. They're hopping, skipping, and jumping.
Thanks. I thought it must have some other meaning.