Hackers Could Control LG Smart Appliances
Return To ArticleRecent research conducted by security researchers at threat prevention firm Check Point highlights privacy concern surrounding smart home devices manufactured by LG.
Check Point researchers discovered a security vulnerability in LG SmartThinQ smart home devices that allowed them to hijack internet-connected devices like refrigerators, ovens, dishwashers, air conditioners, dryers, and washing machines manufactured by LG.
Hackers could even remotely take control of LG’s Hom-Bot, a camera-equipped robotic vacuum cleaner, and access the live video feed to spy on anything in the device’s vicinity.
This hack doesn’t even require hacker and targeted device to be on the same network.
