As IoT developers race to deliver the product to the customer, manufacturers often sacrifice security. With poor security, a smart doorbell can let a thief into a home network, IP camera could show strangers the residence and its inhabitants. These weaknesses can be exploited for a perverse sense of voyeurism, or profit. The average consumer starts to consider crazy or ghosts as plausible explanations. The repeatability of an IoT attack also determines its psychological impact, says CSIS research institute.”]
Source: https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/hotforsecurity/hacking-iot-devices-can-also-emotional-side-effect/