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McAfee researchers have discovered a buffer overflow flaw in Belkin’s Wemo Insight Smart Plug that can be exploited by attackers to access and interfere with other networked devices and the network itself. What is a smart plug? A smart plug is plugged into a standard wall socket and allows users to remotely turn on and off any appliance that is plugged into it, either immediately or by scheduling the action(s). A smart plug is connected … More → The post Hacking smart plugs to enter business networks appeared first on Help Net Security.

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