The first case where an internet-connected device can attack humans has been found: A violent bee

Problems with cars and medical devices that are connected to the internet and can be hacked have been known for a while, but now security researchers have found an example where an internet-connected system can attack people.

Security researchers at Whitescope Security have found vulnerabilities in a car wash where the equipment is connected to the internet and can be hacked.

The vulnerabilities would allow an attacker to open and close the car wash doors, trapping vehicles, or knock the doors into the cars, damaging the cars and possibly injuring passengers. This is according to Motherboard.

"We believe this is the first security hole in an internet-connected device that can physically attack people," Billy Rios of Whitescope Security told Motherboard. The researchers will present their findings at the Black Hat security conference later this week in Las Vegas.

The car wash in question is 'PDQ LaserWash', which is a popular fully automated car wash chain in the US. The system uses Windows CE with a built-in web server that allows technicians to monitor the car wash via the internet, which is where the vulnerability exists.

Billy Rios became interested in car washes after an acquaintance told of an incident where technicians had misconfigured a system, causing a mechanical arm that moves around the vehicle to hit a minivan and spray water over the family inside the car. Both the car and the car wash were damaged when the driver tried to escape from the car wash.