Digital thermostat maker Heatmiser is in the process of contacting its customers about a series of security issues that could expose a Wi-Fi-connected version of its product to takeover. Andrew Tierney, a reverse-engineer by night s specialty is digging up bugs in embedded systems. The issues range from simple security missteps to critical oversights. The problems have existed for more than a year, with a French Digital Creative Director, a/k/a TheCodingFrog, tweeting about the issues in July 2013.
Source: https://threatpost.com/researcher-discloses-wi-fi-thermostat-vulnerabilities/108434/