Hacked LG vacuum cleaner: Security bug enabled spying on your home (VIDEO)

The security bug also affects air conditioners, dishwashers, ovens, refrigerators and washing machines that are connected to the Internet

Defects in appliance which found security experts allow hackers to take control of a number of LG smart devices, including robot vacuum cleaner manufacturer LG, which is equipped with a camera. According to the Check Point security company, who reported LG this mistake last July, the attack provides vulnerability in the authentication process between the SmartThinQ mobile application and the LG server.

Named HomeHack, the security bug also affects LG air conditioners, dishwashers, ovens, refrigerators and washing machines that are connected to the Internet. "Vulnerability device called HomeHack can allow hackers to stop the operation of your refrigerator cooler, turn on your oven, access the video camera on your robotic vacuum cleaner and turn your household appliance into a spy in your home, or even flood your kitchen by washing the dishes" - says Security Point Check Point.

The video proves to be a hack, the camera at LG Hom-Bot robot vacuum cleaner is activated, and allows the attacker to spy out and spy on the inside of your home. "This vulnerability highlights the potential of" smart home devices "that can be used either to search out whether the owners of the home or to steal data or to use these devices as a staging for further attacks, such as spam, denial of service (such as we saw with Mirai botnet in 2016) or to spread malware "- adds Check Point.

In the first half of 2016, LG reported that they sold more than 400,000 Hom-bot robotic vacuum cleaners. Since the device was introduced in 2003, more than 1 million people purchased this device. "As more and more smart devices used in the home, hackers will begin to shift their focus on targeting individual devices to applications with the help of hacker-controlled network devices" - Check Point has continued.

"This will give criminals even more opportunities to exploit software shortcomings, cause disruption in the home of users and access to their sensitive data." After being notified of the vulnerability of its devices, LG issued a security update last September that corrected the failure. But until the next new failure.

• 28 Oct, 2017
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