Gray Hat Hacking: The Ethical Hacker's Handbook, Sixth Edition, 6th Edition

CHAPTER 19

Internet of Things to Be Hacked

In this chapter, we cover the following topics:

•   Internet of Things (IoT)

•   Shodan IoT search engine

•   IoT worms: It was a matter of time

This chapter covers the topic of Internet-connected devices, called the Internet of Things (IoT). The phrase “Internet of Things” was first coined in a 1999 presentation at MIT by Kevin Ashton.¹ In 2008, the number of connected devices surpassed the number of humans on the planet at 8 billion,² so the security of these devices is becoming increasingly important. The pace at which IoT devices are connected is staggering. Cisco expects the number of IoT devices to exceed 14 billion by 2023.³ Think about that for a moment: that is almost two connected devices ...