F90–JURA the high-tech coffee maker, which retails for nearly US$2,000 on Amazon, lets you do things like set the strength of your coffee and get remote diagnostic help over the Internet without having to send the appliance in for service.Largely due to its amazing internet powers, like remotely setting your coffee’s strength and getting diagnostics help without sending the whole unit in for service.
But the software has some serious holes is discovered in Autralia that could allow a remote attacker to not only take over his Windows XP-based PC but also make his coffee too weak. Serious holes like a buffer overflow vulnerability that’ll let hackers take over the PC you use to connect the F90 to the net, not to mention screw up your coffee, turning it into a sludgy cup of caffeinated tar, or worse, a watery, tea-like liquid. There’s no patch yet, but there better be soon.
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