Internet of Things gets wakeup call from fridge

STOPPING SALES: Nest Labs Inc, the maker of smart thermostats that Google Inc acquired for US$3.2bil (RM10.5bil), called a halt to all sales of its smoke alarms on Thursday after it discovered a possible defect that could cause users to turn it off unintentionally. — Reuters

CHICAGO: The future of the Internet called from the refrigerator with some bad news. 

Twitter, PayPal, Spotify and other major sites were knocked offline on Oct 21 after attackers used hacked webcams and other networked devices to overwhelm an important hub. It's a clear warning for Cisco Systems, Alphabet and other investors moving headlong into the so-called Internet of Things about security risks.