Chinese firm issues US recall after massive cyberattack
A Chinese electronics maker has issued a recall for millions of products sold in the US following a devastating cyberattack that took down websites including Twitter and Netflix, but has lashed out at critics who say its devices were at fault. This after unidentified hackers reportedly seized control of gadgets including Xiongmai's on Friday and directed them to launch an attack that temporarily paralyzed swaths of Internet addresses.
Hangzhou Xiongmai Technology said in a statement that customers failing to change their default passwords resulted in millions of Web-connected cameras and digital recorders becoming compromised.
The hack has heightened long-standing fears among security experts that the rising number of connected home gadgets, appliances or even automobiles represents a cybersecurity nightmare. The added convenience of being able to control home electronics via the Web also leaves them more vulnerable to malicious intruders, experts say.
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