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Honeywell Home Controllers Open To Any Hacker Who Can Find Them Online

Posted by Soulskill on from the unlocked-door-vulnerable-to-anyone-who-can-open-doors dept.

Trailrunner7 writes: Security issues continue to crop up within the so-called "smart home." A pair of vulnerabilities have been reported for the Tuxedo Touch controller made by Honeywell, a device that's designed to allow users to control home systems such as security, climate control, lighting, and others. The controller, of course, is accessible from the Internet. Researcher Maxim Rupp discovered that the vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take arbitrary actions, including unlocking doors or modifying the climate controls in the house.

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  1. Welcome to the Internet of Things by sinij · · Score: 3, Funny

    In the IoT world, the Internet browses you!

  2. New meaning by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    This brings a new meaning to "Honey, I'm home".

    As in, the hacker is in your home via the Honeywell Home Contr... yeah ok never mind.

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    1. Re:New meaning by someone1234 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Also a new meaning to Homeowners :D

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  3. IoT? by ArcadeMan · · Score: 3, Funny

    More like Internet of Trash.

    We've now advanced enough to consider X10 to be better than the new technology.

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  4. Re:Why do you need this stuff on the internet at l by bjwest · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, but it adds an considerable element of security. If you disagree with me then feel free to attack my PC via the internet, it's IP address is 192.168.1.60

    Hey! How dare you use my printer as your PC. No wonder it takes forever to process and print a PDF file.

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