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@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ If your IoT application is not secure, there are a number of risks:
These are real world scenarios, and happen all the time. Some examples were given in earlier lessons, but here are some more:
* In 2018, hackers used an open WiFi access point on a fish tank thermostat to gain access to a casino's network to steal data. [The Hacker News - Casino Gets Hacked Through Its Internet-Connected Fish Tank Thermometer](https://thehackernews.com/2018/04/iot-hacking-thermometer.html)
* In 2016, the Mirai Botnet launched a denial of service attack against Dyn, an Internet service provider, taking down large portions of the Internet. This botnet used malware to connect to IoT devices such as DVRs and cameras that used default usernames and passwords, and from there launched the attack. [The Guardian - DDoS attack that disrupted internet was largest of its kind in history, experts said](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/26/ddos-attack-dyn-mirai-botnet)
* In 2016, the Mirai Botnet launched a denial of service attack against Dyn, an Internet service provider, taking down large portions of the Internet. This botnet used malware to connect to IoT devices such as DVRs and cameras that used default usernames and passwords, and from there launched the attack. [The Guardian - DDoS attack that disrupted internet was largest of its kind in history, experts say](https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/oct/26/ddos-attack-dyn-mirai-botnet)
* Spiral Toys had a database of users of their CloudPets connected toys publicly available over the Internet. [Troy Hunt - Data from connected CloudPets teddy bears leaked and ransomed, exposing kids' voice messages](https://www.troyhunt.com/data-from-connected-cloudpets-teddy-bears-leaked-and-ransomed-exposing-kids-voice-messages/).
* Strava tagged runners that you ran past and showed their routes, allowing strangers to effectively see where you live. [Kim Komndo - Fitness app could lead a stranger right to your home — change this setting](https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/strava-fitness-app-privacy/755349/).

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