'My heart was racing. I felt so violated at that point,' says Samantha Westmoreland, whose Google Nest system was apparently hacked.
Smart-home technology allows residents to remotely control everything from the lighting to the thermostat, and see who's ringing their doorbell. While it's often touted as a means to keep homes secure, a Milwaukee couple say they felt anything but safe after a hacker took over their smart home.
Close-up of 3rd generation Nest Learning Thermostat, a smart home thermostat from Google Inc, on a white wall, set to heat setting, San Ramon, California, May 31, 2018.The thermostat went back up, though, and a disembodied voice started talking to her and her husband through the camera in the kitchen and playing loud,"vulgar" music. "So I unplugged it and turned it facing the ceiling," Samantha said.
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