How IoT Devices Are Becoming Hacker Gateways
Cheap, ubiquitous sensors with weak defaults create massive attack surfaces at home and in industry.
Cheap, ubiquitous sensors with weak defaults create massive attack surfaces at home and in industry.
From ransomware and BEC to AI‑assisted phishing and cloud supply‑chain risks, the attack surface keeps expanding.
Ransomware kits, botnet rentals and phishing templates lower barriers and scale attacks.
Modern ransomware uses double/triple extortion—encrypting data, stealing it and threatening leaks or DDoS.
SMEs hold valuable data but under‑invest in security—making them profitable, low‑resistance targets.
AI personalizes lures across email, SMS and voice; deepfakes add urgency and credibility.
Attackers weaponize AI for phishing, evasion and password guessing; defenders must respond in kind.
Unpatched, unknown flaws give attackers a head start; detection relies on behavior, not signatures.
Expect AI‑scaled fraud, cloud supply‑chain abuse, IoT swarms and post‑quantum transitions.
A clear look at delivery, execution, persistence, escalation, exfiltration and impact with real‑world cues.