The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds
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A team of researchers discovered vulnerabilities in smart home devices made by big technology companies like Google.

The smart home tech inside your home is less secure than you think, new Northeastern research finds.::A team of researchers discovered vulnerabilities in smart home devices made by big technology companies like Google.

    • cynarEnglish
      51·
      2 years ago

      I could also extend that to Tasmota or espHome. They are both open source firmware for IoT devices. They update regularly, and are unlikely to be completely abandoned without warning. While you can flash it to devices yourself, you can also buy a number of devices with it pre-installed.

      While I still consider all IoT devices inherently insecure, and treat them as such, these are a lot better than the other random options out there.

    • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
      71·
      2 years ago

      A-fucking-men. My computer and phone are the smartest things in my apartment, myself included lol

      I don’t trust any company to care about customer privacy/security. It’s not profitable so why should I ever expect a company to actually spend money on an “extra.”

  • pr06lefs@lemmy.mlEnglish
    203·
    2 years ago

    no because its not in my home. good luck hacking my mechanical thermostat.

    • ImTryingLemmyEnglish
      17·
      2 years ago

      Some skinny dude in a Guy Fawkes mask sneaks in through the dog door and turns up the heat while you’re at work

      • dankm@lemmy.caEnglish
        71·
        2 years ago

        Where’d my kid get a Guy Fawkes mask?

        Seriously, though, who cranks the thermostat to 30 and walks out the door?

        • CrabLordEnglish
          1·
          2 years ago

          Oh no, my good sir, not while you go into work.

          While you’re at work. If you’re WFH, you could be staring at the door, that person is coming through the dog door anyway.

    • RGB3x3English
      10·
      2 years ago

      I just love when developers are so close to a project that they forget to even explain what the thing is. I see this all the time with interesting projects like this.

      What is it? Some kind of network device?

      • QuarterSwedeEnglish
        3·
        2 years ago

        Looks like it’s a zigbee network device that is privacy forward, or something.

  • coolmojoEnglish
    10·
    2 years ago

    Hypponen’s Law: If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable

  • Grass@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    6·
    2 years ago

    I’m not overly convinced that anyone would be able to abuse any of my ghetto diy smart home gadgets

  • JollyllamaEnglish
    4·
    2 years ago

    I know how insecure it is. Its always talking about how it feels sidelined and its feeling are hurt when I throw it in the trash.

  • HeavybellEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    The vast majority of this stuff should be called “dumb devices”, as in “dumb terminal”.

  • PopcornPrincessEnglish
    3·
    2 years ago

    Sometimes it’s smart to be stupid…or I guess not smart with everything.