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What’s interesting about this particular exploit is that hackers can also use it to attack specific demographics. “To use a random example, if a threat actor wanted to target Romanian citizens, all they would need to do is publish some free and popular e-book in the Romanian language,” Balmas said. CPR’s report reminds us that even e-readers are susceptible to cybercrime. We may focus on securing our phones and laptops, but we shouldn’t forget our Kindles either. “Kindle, like other IoT devices, are often thought of as innocuous and disregarded as security risks. But our research demonstrates that any electronic device, at the end of the day, is some form of computer. And as such, these IoT devices are vulnerable to the same attacks as computers,” Balmas said. CPR is poised to discuss its findings in Las Vegas at DEF CON 2021, one of the world’s largest conventions for hackers.
