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Search Engine Made To Find Connected Objects

  • CBS News, Friday, March 4, 2016 9:05 AM

 Security experts say hackers aren’t just interested in your home computer anymore. Any Internet-connected device could be a target and a new type of search engine has made it easier than ever to find vulnerable devices. Dale Drew, Chief Security Officer at Level 3 Communications, wants consumers to know about the search engine Shodan, which CNN called the “scariest search engine on the Internet.” Shodan bills itself as “the world’s first search engine for Internet-connected devices,” allowing “authenticated account holders” to search for exposed Webcams, baby monitors, refrigerators and even power plants.

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