Researchers at the
University of Michigan on Monday announced they had uncovered a series of vulnerabilities in the Samsung
SmartThings
home automation system that essentially could have allowed hackers to
take control of various functions and break into a user's home.
The researchers, working with Microsoft in what may be the first
comprehensive study of an Internet of Things application for the home,
did a security analysis of the system.They were able to perform four proof-of-concept attacks that allowed them entry to the home or the ability to take over different functions:
A lock-pick malware app, disguised as a battery-level monitor, could eavesdrop on a user setting a new PIN code for a door lock and sent the PIN code to a potential hacker via text message.
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