Exploiting MQTT Using Lua
Want to learn how to exploit MQTT using Lua? I hope not. But maybe you want to learn how to protect yourself again the exploit... not a bad idea to start from the inside out.
MQTT is a publish/subscribe protocol that has gained popularity as an IoT protocol. MQTT clients connect to a broker which is in charge of exchanging the messages sent between the connected clients. MQTT includes many features that may leave the MQTT solution open to hackers. In this article, I will show you how easy it is to find unprotected MQTT brokers on the Internet and how to eavesdrop on all messages exchanged via the unprotected brokers.