Newsweek: Hacker Takes Over Couple’s Smart Home, Plays Vulgar Music And Raises Temperature to 90 Degrees
Smart-home technology gives residents the ability to remotely control everything from their thermostat to their lighting, and view who is ringing their doorbell. The technology is marketed as a way to keep homes secure. But that was not the case for a couple in Milwaukee after a hacker took over their smart home. Samantha and Lamont Westmoreland had initially installed a Google Nest system in their home in November 2018. On September 17, Samantha came home and discovered that the thermostat had been turned up to 90 degrees. She thought it was a mistake and reset the thermostat. RELATED...
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