Any 14 year old kid, ex-lover, neighbor, local gangster, rapist or creep can be inside your home, in-person, or electronically, instantly.

If you are showing off your “web-enabled” home with a room full of gadgets and touchscreens all over your home, you are actually showing the world that your builders are clueless.

When ‘Smart Homes’ Get Hacked: I …

Jul 25, 2013 · “I can see all of the devices in your home and I think I can control them,” I said to Thomas Hatley, a complete stranger in Oregon who I had rudely …

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7 ways to keep your smart home from being hacked – MarketWatch

Oct 20, 2016 … A smart door can be unlocked remotely with no signs of forced entry, cameras can be hacked and homes monitored without user knowledge, …

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/7-way[…]mart-home-from-being-hacked-2016-10-17

 

Philips Hue LED smart lights hacked, home

This post’s title says that Hue lights have been hacked, which I think is awfully inflated compared to what the security researcher was actually able to do …

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How secure is your home automation? – …

Oct 26, 2016 · How hackable are your smart home gadgets? After last week’s massive internet outage, now may be the time for a full audit of your smart home devices.

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Hacking into homes: ‘Smart home‘ security flaws found in popular …

May 2, 2016 … Hacking into homes: ‘Smart home‘ security flaws found in popular system … control of the connected devices in your home to someone you don’t trust and … SmartThings’ app store, where third-party developers can contribute …

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Hello, Dave. I control your thermostat. …

Aug 09, 2014 · The immortal words of Hal, the rogue computer in 2001: A Space Odyssey, showed up on the display of a Google Nest appliance control system. That’s not …

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How hackers are making your smart home safer | TechRadar

May 31, 2016 … The following year it was Nest’s turn, with a 15-second hack turning the … Could somebody access your smart home system or your personal … If it’s on your network, it can be exploited by hackers to compromise that network …

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