As Avi Rubin demonstrates, we are living in an increasingly "hackable" world. Cars, smartphones, radios and even pacemakers are very real targets.
In his Ted Talk in early 2012, Avi Rubin presents a greatest hits of of the most mind-boggling device hacks. Changing variables on your pacemaker. Stealing your car. Controlling your brakes. Accessing federal agency wiretaps and other surveillance. These examples of device hacking are pretty scary but at the same time far from impossible for experienced hackers.
It highlights how devices are rarely developed with security as a first and foremost concern. Watch the video and tell me these hacks aren't a little bit scary...
Avi Rubin's Greatest Hits of Device Hacks
