Plaintiff lawyer in Jeep cyber-vulnerability case predicts ‘explosion’ in IoT litigation

LAS VEGAS. The lead attorney in the Internet of Things-based lawsuit against Jeep had a stark warning for device makers and others gathered here, saying the conditions are right for an “explosion” in IoT-related litigation and that companies need to quickly re-evaluate the cybersecurity of their web-connected products.

Companies are “radically underestimating the cost and risk of an upcoming wave of IoT litigation,” IJay Palansky of the firm Armstrong Teasdale said in a presentation Thursday at Black Hat USA 2018....