IoT Hacking
Roger A. Grimes · 2017
Physical hacking is one of the common methods of Internet of Things (IoT) hacking. Hackers take the device apart and see what components it has, noting individual chips and chip numbers. Most devices use common chips, and those common chips are often well-documented. This chapter gives some examples of publicly shared IoT hacks. In general, if people can penetration test regular computers, they can penetration test IoT devices, except IoT devices sometimes take a bit more creativity and research, especially if they are not familiar with the operating system or chips. But not only can they be hacked, they are far more likely to be hackable because most IoT vendors do not understand the risk and do not allocate enough defensive resources—at least for now. Dozens of independent groups like the IoT Village are working to help vendors better secure their devices.