Security News > 2018 > August > Smart homes can be easily hacked via unsecured MQTT servers

The Internet of Things is full of security holes, and the latest one has been pointed out by Avast researcher Martin Hron: unsecured MQTT servers. What is MQTT? The Message Queuing Telemetry Transport (MQTT) protocol is a messaging protocol that’s has been in use for almost two decades, mainly for industrial automation. It is often used to overcome the gap between different protocols, allowing different devices to communicate with each other. “The protocol is meant … More → The post Smart homes can be easily hacked via unsecured MQTT servers appeared first on Help Net Security.

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