Users of the darknet economy are well aware of internet of things ( IoT ) vulnerabilities , with vendors providing malware , source code and tutorials across forums . Tutorials on the manipulation of IoT vendors are being offered as “ for educational purposes ” to avoid fraud , and use research by security firms to discover new technologies . With analysts predicting up to 50 billion devices being connected via IoT by default , there is concern that IoT vendors are being irresponsible in their lack of security protection in their devices , making them " easy victims " of fraud .
Users of the darknet economy are well aware of internet of things (IoT) vulnerabilities, with vendors providing malware, source code and tutorials across forums. Tutorials on the manipulation of IoT vulnerabilities are being offered as “for educational purposes” to avoid liability, and use research by security firms to discover new exploits. With analysts predicting up to 50 billion devices being connected via IoT by 2020, there is concern that IoT vendors are being irresponsible in their lack of security protocols in their devices, making them "easy victims" of hackers.