Networked Percolators at Risk of Distributed Denial-of-Coffee Attack

By Chris Nolan, AlterNet. Posted June 19, 2008.

Internet-connected espresso machine vulnerable to hackers.

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The Jura Impressa F90 espresso machine can be hooked up to the Internet. The web hookup can be used to diagnose problems remotely and spare the customer a trip to the repair shop.

Security expert Craig Wright is warning the tech community that the Jura has unfixable security holes that imperil the security of their caffeine supply. Hackers could water down your joe at a distance, cause coffee floods, or even break the machine.

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Lindsay Beyerstein a New York writer blogging at Majikthise.

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AAARRRRGH!!! [Report this comment] Posted by: Crazy H on Jun 19, 2008 9:58 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] Forget Al Quaida ... this is SERIOUS!!! A threat to our way of life, destruction of our economy, human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] Farrrrrrrrrr more importantly... [Report this comment] Posted by: blogbooks on Jun 19, 2008 2:49 PM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ...the security holes allow remote user-level access to the machine the coffee maker is connected to. [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5] » RE: Farrrrrrrrrr more importantly... Posted by: Crazy H Say it isn't so? [Report this comment] Posted by: zipper696 on Jun 20, 2008 11:34 AM Current rating: Not yet rated [1 = poor; 5 = excellent] ..and what is the White House doing about this? Bush in Europe sucking up to the EU, Cheney in his Fortress of Solitude basting babies over an open fire... [« Reply to this comment] [Post a new comment »] [Rate this comment: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5]

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