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Serious question, has anyone else had their smart home turn against them?
I was working from my apartment in Denver last Tuesday when my smart lights started flashing on and off. Then my thermostat shot up to 90 degrees. I checked my router logs and saw over 200 login attempts from an IP in a country I've never visited. I had to pull the plug on everything, factory reset my router, and set up a separate guest network just for my smart devices. It took me about three hours to get everything secure again. What's the best way to lock down a smart home setup without making it a pain to use?
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ninah1013h ago
Separating your smart devices onto a guest network is the right first step. You should also turn off universal plug and play on your router and set strong, unique passwords for every device account, not just the wifi. Most people get hacked through reused passwords.
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dakota16013h ago
How many people actually use unique passwords for each smart device account?
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