Hackers can use Ransomware to attack and control robots

IOActive, an American security consulting firm, recently launched an attack to prove that hackers can not only use ransomware to attack computers to make ransom, but also attack complex robot systems. are being used in many areas. This causes disruption of robot-based operating environments that severely damage businesses.

The data processed by the robot is in a "moving" state, ie the robot receives information, processes information and sends information back to the source. This data can be a guide to the implementation of tasks and payments customers receive .

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According to IOActive experts, the attack is based on how the robot processes data and can target critical robot software elements that make them inoperable and ransom. To demonstrate this hypothesis, experts have tried to attack NAO, a robot widely used in research and education with over 1,000 devices operating globally. It has the same operating system and vulnerabilities as Pepper's SoftBank, the business-oriented robot with more than 20,000 components in more than 2,000 businesses.

Experts have used an unrecorded function that allows anyone to execute remote commands to disable administrative features, change the default functionality of the robot, route all Video and audio streams to a remote server. Next, they proceed to enhance user preferences, disrupt the entire reset mechanism, and poison all behavioral files.

The attack can possess robots and make them extremely dangerous. Not only did the disrupted services cause financial damage, but it even made robots send objectionable content to customers, even enforcing violent acts.

If attacked, the only solution is to surrender by resetting the entire robot system or adjusting hardware and software that are not cheap but also take a long time, up to several weeks. Compared to the cost of repair, the ransom payment is still cheaper.

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