Comment on You didn't bought it you rented it!
_wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 11 months agoPotentially more serious than that. A poorly protected washing machine (or any other IOT device) can serve as an attack vector into your local network.
Comment on You didn't bought it you rented it!
_wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 11 months agoPotentially more serious than that. A poorly protected washing machine (or any other IOT device) can serve as an attack vector into your local network.
UID_Zero@infosec.pub 11 months ago
You’re not wrong, but why the hell does a washing machine need to be Internet connected in the first place?
And since the first answer is always “So it can tell me when the cycle is done,” set a frickin timer if it’s that big of a deal.
electrogamerman@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I think maybe to turn in on remotely. Lets say you leave to work in the morning and you want to have your clothes washed and/or dried when you arrive from work, then you can turn it on remotely, but its still stupid
UID_Zero@infosec.pub 10 months ago
My washer has a delay timer on it. Is that not a common option?
I also have an option to start a small fan and spin the drum every few minutes, so it keeps wet clothes from getting mildewy. I use that every time, so I don’t have nasty clothes when I inevitably forget to swap stuff into the dryer.
electrogamerman@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Oh, nice. I didnt know those were an option
_wampa__stompa@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh I agree totally.