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Can we talk about the time my neighbor's smart fridge got hacked?

It happened in my building in Chicago about two months ago. Someone got into their Wi-Fi through the fridge and sent weird messages from their other devices. It made me realize how important it is to put smart home gadgets on a separate guest network. Has anyone else set up a separate network for their smart stuff?
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adam652
adam6528d ago
Remember my old robot vacuum that kept ordering weird stuff online. Turns out it was on the main network and got messed with. I just unplugged the thing and went back to a broom.
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faithn51
faithn518d ago
Set up a guest network for all my smart plugs and lights. It was a pain but my lights stopped turning on at 3 AM.
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