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KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC News A luxury toilet controlled by a
smartphone app is vulnerable to attack, according to security experts.
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By Zoe KleinmanTechnology reporter, BBC <http://www.bbc.co.uk/> News
*A luxury toilet controlled by a smartphone
app<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_app>is vulnerable to attack,
according to security
experts <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expert>.*
Retailing for up to $5,686 (£3,821), the Satis toilet includes automatic
flushing, bidet <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bidet> spray, music and
fragrance release.
The toilet, manufactured by Japanese firm
Lixil<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bumetanide>,
is controlled via an Android app
<http://www.lg.com/us/android-phones>called My Satis.
But a hardware flaw means any phone with the app could activate any of the
toilets, researchers say.
The toilet uses bluetooth to receive instructions via the app, but the Pin
code for every model is hardwired to be four zeros (0000), meaning that it
cannot be reset and can be activated by any phone with the My Satis app, a
report by Trustwave's Spiderlabs information
security<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_security>experts
reveals.
"An attacker could simply download the My Satis application and use it to
cause the toilet to repeatedly flush, raising the water usage and therefore
utility cost to its owner," it says in its
report<https://www.trustwave.com/spiderlabs/advisories/TWSL2013-020.txt>
.
"Attackers could [also] cause the unit to unexpectedly open/close the lid,
activate bidet or air-dry functions, causing discomfort or distress to
[the] user."
The limited range of bluetooth means that anyone wishing to carry out such
an attack would need to be fairly close to the toilet itself, said security
expert Graham Cluley <http://www.sophos.com/blogs/gc/>.
"It's easy to see how a practical joker might be able to trick his
neighbours into thinking his toilet is possessed as it squirts water and
blows warm air unexpectedly on their intended victim, but it's hard to
imagine how serious hardened cybercriminals would be interested in
this security
hole <http://www.symantec.com/vulnerability-assessment>," he told the BBC.
"Although this vulnerability seems largely harmless, what's clear is that
companies building household appliances need to have security in mind just
as much as computer manufacturers."
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