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Nest Hack Leaves Homeowner Sleepless in Chicago

Chicago-area family’s smart home controls were compromised in a hack that has left them feeling vulnerable in their own home. The family’s two Nest thermostats and 16 Nest cameras had been hacked by unknown threat actors. Google says the breach occurred because of duplicated passwords stolen from other online sites. Google: “We take security in the home extremely seriously, and we’re actively introducing features that will reject compromised passwords, allow customers to monitor access to their accounts and track external entities that abuse credentials””]

Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/nest-hack-leaves-homeowner-sleepless-in-chicago

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