Attackers are hijacking DVRs, satellite antennas and networking devices to conduct mass tests of stolen login credentials, according to research from Akamai Technologies Inc., the latest sign that common household gadgets are being remotely marshaled for malicious activity. The network security provider on Wednesday said it has new evidence that hackers spent several months or more manipulating as many as two million “smart” devices...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 12, 2016 15:59 UTC