SECURITY researchers from Princeton University argue that hacked IoT devices could bring down an entire power grid. The Princeton researchers say a botnet encompassing thousands of connected and hacked power-hungry home appliances, like air conditioners and water heaters, could take down the power grid simply by overwhelming it. Their simulations showed that a power network serving a population roughly the size of California would suffer if there was a 1 per cent bump in demand created by hacked high-energy demand devices.
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