Danger from the net

When your own fridge becomes a gateway for hackers

Cyber gangsters can also use normal everyday devices as a gateway. (symbolic image)

(Bild: Annette Riedl / dpa / picturedesk.com)

Cyber criminals are not only targeting large companies. Ordinary citizens are also targets. Networked household appliances often make it very easy for the bad guys because they are inadequately secured. But now a real security expert is warning Krone readers.

The fridge that knows exactly what's missing and sends us a shopping list; the lamp that plays music - networked household appliances are conquering the market and making our lives much more convenient. But what many people don't know: Networked devices are often inadequately secured, opening the door to cyber criminals - and they often make it into large industrial companies via this back door.