Robots can be hacked with ransomware & curse at customers
Hackread – Exploitable Vulnerability in Softbank’s NAO and Pepper Robots Leads to Ransomware Infection. According to the findings of security firm IOActive Labs, there is a vulnerability in Softbank Robotics’ NAO and Pepper robots that can lead to devastating ransomware attacks by causing robots deployed at workplaces to stop working.
IOActive Conducts First-Ever Ransomware Attack on Robots at Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit 2018
SEATTLE, WA March 9, 2018 — IOActive, Inc., the worldwide leader in research-driven security services, released a blog post today outlining how its researchers, Cesar Cerrudo and Lucas Apa, conducted the first-ever ransomware attack on robots. The blog post titled, “Robots Want Bitcoins too!,” details the hack of commercially-available Pepper and NAO robots
Pepper the annoying robot infected with ransomware in proof-of-concept attack
www.V3.co.uk – Pepper, an annoyingly chirpy robot, has been infected by malware in proof of concept by security company IOActive. In a paper entitled “Robots Want Bitcoins Too!”, shows how robots like Pepper and NAO, both commercially available and both made by Softbank, can be compromised by malware – even ransomware.
What nightmares run on: Robots are vulnerable to ransomware too
CIO Dive – Robots have an increased presence in everyday technology and hackers could take note. In 2017, IOActive found about 50 flaws in robots from varying vendors. Hackers could exploit those vulnerabilities to spy through a robot’s microphone or camera, steal data or even cause “physical harm,” according to the report.
Security researchers demonstrate ransomware attack on robots
ComputerWeekly.com – Researchers have carried out a ransomware attack on robots to show that such attacks are possible and should be guarded against. Security services firm IOActive has warned that tens of thousands of robots are a threat to human safety after its researchers were able to carry out a ransomware attack against two top brands.
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