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Amazon fixes security flaws allowing smart home hijacks
Some smart home device owners may have dodged a bullet. Amazon recently patched 13 security flaws in an operating system for the Internet of Things, FreeRTOS, as well as Amazon Web Services connection modules. The holes let intruders crash devices, leak the contents of their memory and remotely run code, effectively giving attackers full control. The flaws might have been far-reaching if they'd gone unfixed -- both FreeRTOS and its safety-oriented counterpart SafeRTOS are used in a wide range of devices inside and outside the home, including cars, aircraft and medical gear.
Great LED interactive Puzzle dares you not to smile (video)
What do you get when French embedded systems students get a hold of LED matrices, infrared transceivers, ARM Cortex M3 powered microcontrollers and plenty of project time? The answer is right before your eyes. Immerse yourself in the happy land of automatically reconstructing bananas, fireworks and Space Invaders in the video after the break, and never mind that Puzzlemation came up with the idea first -- just enjoy.
