India, April 29 -- New laws to protect consumers and businesses from hacking and cyber-attacks have come into force in the UK.
From Monday, regulations enforcing consumer protections against hacking and cyber-attacks will mandate that internet-connected smart devices meet minimum-security standards by law.
Manufacturers will be legally required to protect consumers from hackers and cyber criminals against accessing devices with internet or network connectivity - from smartphones to games consoles and connected fridges.
Under World's first such law, manufacturers will be banned from having weak, easily guessable default passwords like "admin" or "12345" and if there is a common password the user will be promoted to change it on start-up....