• milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    It’s not just damage to your home network, it’s using that as part of botnets do do other crime. And it’s collecting data on you for sleazy purposes, that then gets leaked (sometimes) to those who want to use it for crime.

    the insane amount of work it takes to compromise it.

    Really?

    The great thing about software is once you develop an insane trick to get into one child’s internet-connected doll (oh yes, there’s that too) you can roll it out to try ten million dolls across the world.