Google Fixes Glass Vulnerability To Malicious QR Codes 81
judgecorp writes "Google has fixed a vulnerability in its Glass device, which made it possible to fool the wearable gadget into joining malicious Wi-Fi networks, through the use of fake QR codes. Google fixed the flaw fast, following a tip-off from researchers — but there are two warnings to take from this. There are other weaknesses in Glass (such as the absence of a lockscreen), and this sort of weakness will increasingly hit as the Internet of Things takes hold and the number of communicating devices multiplies."
Real QR Codes (Score:5, Insightful)
They weren't fake magical QR codes. To somehow blame a piece of paper or a billboard for your own terrible code is hilarious.
Re:QR sploits (Score:5, Insightful)
Google has brought Autorun vulns to the mobile world! Innovative!
That is one of the big issues with devices that, by design, freely offer up information to you rather than wait for you to retrieve it.
Re:Just Glass has this problem? (Score:2, Insightful)
The difference is that with QR scanning apps: you get out your phone, load the app, line up the camera, follow the link, then vomit.
With Google Glass: you accidentally turn your head toward a code while examining an attractive posterior, then vomit.