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Fun Times With The "Internet of Things" - Dividend Watcher - 06-09-2015
I was reading a security article on the IoT and I always like a good laugh. Well, here's one:
Flushing out the problem
As any visitor to Tokyo can tell you, Japan is years ahead of other countries in one very specific area of home appliance technology: the toilet. No kidding, the Japanese take their bathroom experience very seriously. It's estimated that around 70 percent of Japanese homes have so-called enhanced toilets with heated seats, remote control features, and bidet functions. (Only about 30 percent of Japanese households, meanwhile, have a dishwasher.)
The obvious and uncomfortable question thus presents itself: Is it possible for hackers to gain control of your toilet? The answer is yes, according to security company Trustwave, which issued an advisory on the Bluetooth-enabled Satis toilet a couple years back. The Satis toilet comes with an Android app for triggering the bidet and drying options -- or playing a custom music playlist -- while you're, you know, sitting there.
From the Trustwave advisory: "An attacker could simply download the My Satis application and use it to cause the toilet to repeatedly flush, raising the water usage and therefore utility cost to its owner. Attackers could cause the unit to unexpectedly open/close the lid, activate bidet or air-dry functions, causing discomfort or distress to user." Yes, that would be distressing.
RE: Fun Times With The "Internet of Things" - earthtodan - 06-09-2015
This calls for a Simpsons flashback. YouTube is failing me right now but there's an episode where they visit Japan, and Homer experiences a Japanese toilet. He walks out into the hotel room and announces "The toilet recommended a restaurant!"
RE: Fun Times With The "Internet of Things" - Kerim - 06-09-2015
(06-09-2015, 07:13 PM)earthtodan Wrote: This calls for a Simpsons flashback. YouTube is failing me right now but there's an episode where they visit Japan, and Homer experiences a Japanese toilet. He walks out into the hotel room and announces "The toilet recommended a restaurant!"
Not quite what you're after, but...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE0sddhCIdE
RE: Fun Times With The "Internet of Things" - navyasw02 - 06-09-2015
I think the likelihood and severity of this is low risk. I've never seen a bluetooth toilet in a Japanese house after living there for 3 years. Most have hard wired units on the wall. You'd have to wander around a high end apartment complex to find a bluetooth signal, all just to hack it and flush. Doesnt seem like much of a return on investment other than for practical joke purposes.
RE: Fun Times With The "Internet of Things" - Dividend Watcher - 06-10-2015
(06-09-2015, 09:14 PM)navyasw02 Wrote: I think the likelihood and severity of this is low risk. I've never seen a bluetooth toilet in a Japanese house after living there for 3 years. Most have hard wired units on the wall. You'd have to wander around a high end apartment complex to find a bluetooth signal, all just to hack it and flush. Doesnt seem like much of a return on investment other than for practical joke purposes.
LOL. The idea of plugging in a toilet to an electrical outlet sorta scares me.
RE: Fun Times With The "Internet of Things" - navyasw02 - 06-13-2015
(06-10-2015, 09:44 AM)Dividend Watcher Wrote:(06-09-2015, 09:14 PM)navyasw02 Wrote: I think the likelihood and severity of this is low risk. I've never seen a bluetooth toilet in a Japanese house after living there for 3 years. Most have hard wired units on the wall. You'd have to wander around a high end apartment complex to find a bluetooth signal, all just to hack it and flush. Doesnt seem like much of a return on investment other than for practical joke purposes.
LOL. The idea of plugging in a toilet to an electrical outlet sorta scares me.
Once you try it you'll love it!