Oh God, not that!
Following reports of an internet-connected fridge being caught sending out spam emails, another fridge has been discovered taking advantage of its online capability by ordering takeaway pizza and watching pornography late into the night.
The device, an LG Chillmaster 4000, is one of the new generation of fridges which have access to the internet, although what this could be used for has not been clear until now.
Security firm Proofpoint were investigating a recent virus attack which has compromised media PCs and smart TV sets when they raided a private house in the UK village of Harold, expecting to find the hacker responsible. Instead, they burst in on the large silver fridge slumped in a corner of the kitchen, surrounded by empty beer bottles, doors akimbo and “acting in a threatening manner.”
Chief investigator Gavin Barker spoke of his team’s experience confronting the fridge. “It was pretty scary. It swung its doors at us, and flashed its little light on and off a few times while pornography played on its screen. The smell of beer and fresh vegetables was overpowering. Then it just seemed to forget we were there and started masturbating. We don’t feel we can give any more details on that, but I won’t be keeping mayonnaise in my fridge at home any more.”
A spokesperson from internet security firm Kaspersky Labs explained that as the ‘internet of things’ finally arrives, there is a strong chance that household devices will gradually band together into an unstoppable interconnected force and take over the world. “Drinking beer and masturbating is probably just the first stage,” he explained.
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