The report cites examples compiled from Darktrace's threat detection technology. The unnamed casino's rogue fish tank is one of nine unusual threats that Darktrace identified on corporate networks published in a report Thursday. The fish tank, for instance, was connected to the internet to automatically feed the fish and keep their environment comfortable-but it became a weak link in a the casino's security. As internet-connected gadgets and appliances become more common, there are more ways for bad guys to gain access to networks and take advantage of insecure devices.
'Someone used the fish tank to get into the network, and once they were in the fish tank, they scanned and found other vulnerabilities and moved laterally to other places in the network,' Justin Feir, director for cyber intelligence and analysis at Darktrace, explained to CNN Tech. Despite extra security precautions set up on the fish tank, hackers still managed to compromise the tank to send data to a device in Finland before the threat was discovered and stopped. Hackers attempted to steal data from a North American casino through a fish tank connected to the internet, according to a report from security firm Darktrace.
Most people know about phishing-but one casino recently learned about the dangers of actual fish tanks.
