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“You think it’s just a light bulb—but it’s not off. It’s watching, listening… maybe even hacking.”

LMG Security’s @tompohl revealed how $20 smart outlets and light bulbs can be exploited for WiFi cracking, evil twin attacks, and stealth monitoring—turning everyday gadgets into real-world threats.

In our latest blog, we’ll share:

▪ How attackers can exploit everyday IoT gadgets to breach your organization
▪ Advice on how to lock down your smart tech
▪ Tips on segmentation, firmware auditing, and red teaming

Read the blog: lmgsecurity.com/i-have-the-pow

IoT security challenges evil lightbulb image
LMG SecurityI Have the Power: IoT Security Challenges Hidden in Smart Bulbs and Outlets | LMG SecurityDid you know smart bulbs and outlets could be spying, attacking, or failing silently? Read our advice on how to tackle IoT security challenges in your network!

King’s College London: Smart home devices used to monitor domestic workers raise safety concerns. “Based on in-depth interviews with 26 domestic workers and five recruitment agencies for domestic workers in China, this first-of-its-kind study points out some concerning practices by employers in the use of these devices to monitor the performance of their workers within the context of […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/10/kings-college-london-smart-home-devices-used-to-monitor-domestic-workers-raise-safety-concerns/

"Apple’s AirPlay feature enables iPhones and MacBooks to seamlessly play music or show photos and videos on other Apple devices or third-party speakers and TVs that integrate the protocol. Now newly uncovered security flaws in AirPlay mean that those same wireless connections could allow hackers to move within a network just as easily, spreading malicious code from one infected device to another. Apple products are known for regularly receiving fixes, but given how rarely some smart-home devices are patched, it’s likely that these wirelessly enabled footholds for malware, across many of the hundreds of models of AirPlay-enabled devices, will persist for years to come.

On Tuesday, researchers from the cybersecurity firm Oligo revealed what they’re calling AirBorne, a collection of vulnerabilities affecting AirPlay, Apple’s proprietary radio-based protocol for local wireless communication. Bugs in Apple’s AirPlay software development kit (SDK) for third-party devices would allow hackers to hijack gadgets like speakers, receivers, set-top boxes, or smart TVs if they’re on the same Wi-Fi network as the hacker’s machine. Another set of AirBorne vulnerabilities would have allowed hackers to exploit AirPlay-enabled Apple devices too, Apple told Oligo, though these bugs have been patched in updates over the last several months, and Apple tells WIRED that those bugs could have only been exploited when users changed default AirPlay settings.

Those Apple devices aside, Oligo’s chief technology officer and cofounder, Gal Elbaz, estimates that potentially vulnerable third-party AirPlay-enabled devices number in the tens of millions."

arstechnica.com/security/2025/

Ars Technica · Millions of Apple Airplay-enabled devices can be hacked via Wi-FiBy WIRED

The Verge: Z-Wave is remaking itself to find a new place in your smart home. “… in the five years since Matter launched, Z-Wave has been quietly reinventing itself. The once closed protocol is now open source. There’s a new version — Z-Wave Long Range (ZWLR) — that addresses a common limitation of the smart home by extending the range of devices like locks, lights, and sensors. […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/04/07/the-verge-z-wave-is-remaking-itself-to-find-a-new-place-in-your-smart-home/

ResearchBuzz: Firehose | Individual posts from ResearchBuzz · The Verge: Z-Wave is remaking itself to find a new place in your smart home | ResearchBuzz: Firehose
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‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?

'Gathering data used to be a fringe pursuit of Silicon Valley nerds. Now we’re all at it, recording everything from menstrual cycles and mobility to toothbrushing and time spent in daylight. Is this just narcissism redesigned for the big tech age?'

And then there's the security aspect.

theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2

The Guardian · ‘The bot asked me four times a day how I was feeling’: is tracking everything actually good for us?By Tom Faber

Meta Quest App erreicht Top-Platzierung im App Store
Die Meta Quest Headsets zählten dieses Weihnachten zu den gefragtesten Geschenken. Besonders die neue Meta Quest 3S überzeugte viele durch ihre Kombination aus Leistung und Preis. Auch die zugehörig
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