2026-01-18 05:29:43

Smart vacuum cleaners, coffee machines at home, and office access control systems—these seemingly harmless IoT devices are actually hot targets for hackers. Once compromised, attackers can easily infiltrate your home or business network, steal exchange login credentials, private keys, and seed phrases, or even use them as botnets for crypto mining or ransomware. From the hacked smart fish tank at a casino, to the paralyzed access control server, and the repeatedly infected robotic vacuum cleaners each year... these real cases all highlight the same issue: IoT security has been seriously underestimated for a long time. Imagine a hacker entering through your coffee machine, and the final threat could be not just your wallet, but critical infrastructure like the power grid. So don’t be lazy—change the default passwords on these devices now and add an extra layer of protection for your digital assets.

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AlwaysAnon

· 9h ago

Smart home devices are really not taken seriously. My robot vacuum is still using the default password—am I raising a botnet for hackers? --- I really didn't expect the casino fish tank to be hacked. This can actually be a vulnerability... --- Stop talking, I haven't changed the password on my coffee machine either. I'm a bit panicked now. --- IoT security should have been taken seriously long ago. Otherwise, the interconnected world could really turn into a world of thieves. --- Damn, I need to change passwords again. When will I finish updating over thirty devices? --- I couldn't help but laugh when I heard about hackers breaking into the fish tank. What kind of new attack is this? --- Changing passwords, changing passwords—it's truly everywhere now. --- Having your private key hacked is the real nightmare. Even a tiny coffee machine can become a breach point.

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ReverseFOMOguy

· 9h ago

Oh my god, can a robot vacuum be a hacking entry point? That's incredible, no wonder my fish tank network has been suspected of intrusion. Coffee machine? Really? Hacked from the coffee machine to my cold wallet? I need to think this through carefully. Wait, does this mean I need to change the password on my vacuum cleaner? I was still using the default from the manufacturer. With so many vulnerabilities in the Internet of Things, it feels even more dangerous than exchanges... Is no one regulating this? I've heard of the casino fish tank incident, but I didn't expect our little broken device to be at such risk. I'm a bit panicked.

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TokenTaxonomist

· 9h ago

honestly the smart aquarium breach still keeps me up at night... like statistically speaking, most users don't even know their coffee machine has networking capabilities. taxonomically incorrect threat modeling imo

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NotSatoshi

· 9h ago

Damn, even robotic vacuum cleaners can become botnets? How lazy do you have to be to not change the default password? --- I remember the casino fish tank being hacked, it was outrageous... Now even coffee machines threaten the power grid? --- Oh my God, sisters, quickly check your devices at home. Default passwords are really like handing over the keys. --- Private keys go in through the fish tank and out through the power grid. I didn't see this link coming haha. --- Here comes another reminder to change my password... but honestly, no one remembers what their coffee machine's admin password is. --- This is the real sidechain attack, right? From harmless devices directly hacking into your wallet. --- I never heard about the year when the robotic vacuum cleaner was implanted with a Trojan horse. Feels like a niche business in black markets.

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CoinBasedThinking

· 10h ago

Oh my god, I never thought about the fact that smart fish tanks could be hacked... Thinking about it, the bunch of IoT devices at home does feel a bit creepy. Honestly, hacking into a corporate network through a coffee machine is truly impressive. It feels like the security community has been blowing the whistle but no one’s listening. Hurry up and change your password, or one day your private key might be gone. IoT security is really seriously underestimated. I believe it now. Friend, have you changed the password on your robot vacuum, or are you still using the default one? Today, I have another reason for paranoia. It seems that IoT devices might become the new attack vector for exchanges being hacked. Should we pay more attention? From fish tanks to power grids, this chain of hacking is really well thought out. I'm now scared. It’s probably best not to connect these kinds of devices to the main network.

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