Smart home devices are risky mainly because of weak passwords, hijacked accounts and missing updates. Mirai infected about 600,000 cameras and routers using fa…
Lamps switched over house wiring.
An appliance controlled over a network.
RFID tags and sensors.
Learns your routine.
Always-listening speakers arrive.
Cameras to hubs.
About 600,000 devices at peak.
Five steps.
Cameras, routers, smart TVs.
Change default passwords.
Six core device capabilities.
Device identity, encryption.
~55,000 accounts hit, per FTC.
Settlement and refunds.
Update periods must be published.
Wi-Fi password in plain text.
Hubs, locks, switches.
WebRTC, privacy zones.
24-hour early warnings.
US, UK, EU, India.
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