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Experts have found that hackers are able to crack computers when help smart bulbs. I discovered this gap in the system of a smart home Check Point company.
From the very beginning, the program is downloaded to the smartphone, after which The lighting control system fails. To eliminate the problem must be reinstalled the application, therefore the user removes it and then downloads and installs it again smartphone.
When a lamp owner matches it with a smart home system, hackers exploit vulnerability in ZigBee protocol used in technology Philips In the process of pairing the lamp with a smart hub malicious code overflows the buffer, and then safely bypasses the antivirus and installs on a computer. As a result of such actions the device begins to remotely obey intruders.
Check Point experts said that on the results of this research has already paid attention to the manufacturer of smart lamps and in a hurry fixed the gap in the system. At the same time, specialists recommended to owners of the system of smart homes produced Philips, update the software.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) previously spoke with warning that smart TVs may receive access hackers.
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