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Proofpoint network security agencies recently said that first discovery involved traditional home appliances such as televisions, refrigerators, large-scale network attacks.

Proofpoint said hackers when household appliances, has not spent much effort, because most users do not have the correct security password, or have been using equipment the default password. Hacker who penetrated more than 100,000 consumer devices, including home routers, versatile Media Center, television sets and refrigerators.

Proofpoint also said that this was the first appearance for household electrical appliances "botnet", and was also first Internet network attacks.

The botnet (Botnet) refers to the use of one or more means of communication, a large number of hosts infected with bot program (zombies) virus and between the controller and infected hosts forming a one to many control networks. As the technology industry here is a new concept, IOT short is home to various devices, including televisions, refrigerators, thermostats and smart meter and door lock was loaded onto the chip, software and connected to the network. But for hackers, these can hack into and completely controlled by computers.

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网络安全机构Proofpoint日前表示，首次发现涉及电视、冰箱等传统家电在内的大规模网络攻击。

Proofpoint表示，黑客入侵家用电器时，并未花费多少精力，因为大部分用户没有正确设置安全密码，或者一直使用设备默认密码。黑客每天侵入超过10万台消费设备，包括家用路由器、多功能媒体中心、电视机以及冰箱等。

Proofpoint同时表示，这是首次出现针对家电产品的“僵尸网络”，并且也是物联网网络攻击的首例。

僵尸网络(Botnet)是指采用一种或多种传播手段，将大量主机感染bot程序(僵尸程序)病毒，从而在控制者和被感染主机之间所形成的一个可一对多控制的网络。作为科技行业新概念，物联网简单而言就是将家中的各种设备，包括电视、冰箱、恒温器以及智能水表和门锁等，装上芯片、软件并且连上网络。但对于黑客而言，这些都是能黑入且完全控制的计算机。