MIT Technology Review August 8, 2018
The researchers in Israel found security weaknesses in popular commercial irrigation systems that could allow hackers to turn them on and off remotely. Large numbers of zombie sprinklers could be linked in a “botnet” that rapidly drains a city’s water reserves. The researchers claim a botnet of 1,350-odd sprinklers could empty an urban water tower in an hour, and around 24,000 could empty a flood water reservoir overnight. The researchers have notified manufacturers of the flaws they found in the software controlling the sprinklers… read more.
Credit: MIT Technology Review, August 8, 2018