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submitted 2 years ago by L4s@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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.

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The S in IoT is for Security

[-] zatanas@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

This perfectly encompasses the situation.

[-] JaddedFauceet@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

So.. am I secured if I buy more than 1?

Yes but only during the full moon can Sailor Moon really keep you safe. Also, only when it's still in the box.

[-] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 74 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Idk, that seems exactly as secure as I thought.

[-] vividspecter@lemm.ee 45 points 2 years ago

If you care about this, but still want smart home tech, look into Home Assistant and use local-only devices.

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 5 points 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.

[-] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago

Joke's on you: I don't think it's secure and I don't have any!

[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 21 points 2 years ago

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

[-] ImTryingLemmy@lemmy.world 17 points 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.ca 7 points 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?

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 2 years ago

The guy wearing a guy Fawkes mask. Didn't you listen?

[-] meco03211@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

86F for my fellow Americans.

[-] dankm@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Thanks for not just assuming I keep my house below freezing!

[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Point taken. But I don't go anywhere for work lol

[-] CrabLord@lemmy.world 1 points 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.

[-] pr06lefs@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Mr. Doggy Man is going to get a stern lecture I can tell you

[-] BaardFigur@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago

Yeah, no shit, that's why I don't use smart tech

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 5 points 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."

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago

It's as insecure as it appears to be...like I expected.

https://www.candlesmarthome.com/

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 10 points 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?

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] 0ddysseus@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I can assure you, it is not.

[-] coolmojo@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

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

[-] Grass@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] FunnyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

"who shut my tv off?!"

[-] Jollyllama@lemmy.world 4 points 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.

[-] PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] PopcornPrincess@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Sometimes it’s smart to be “stupid.”

[-] Heavybell@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

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

[-] helenslunch@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago

Couldn't possible be

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