• LrdThndr@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    And what about the zigbee hub, assuming you didn’t know enough to use homeassistant or some such?

    Or a wifi bulb?

    Point is, consumer smart electronics don’t have the same attention to security paid to them.

    Fwiw, I’m not anti-smart device. I run HA and have all kinds of smart crap, so clearly I accept at least part of the risk.

    But saying “it’s just a light bulb” is disingenuous as best.

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      1 year ago

      I’d be far more worried about a personal computer getting compromised before believing a Philips (or other mainstream hub) was popped.

      Is it possible? Absolutely. We don’t know how secure these place’s software supply chain is.

      I’m confident keeping it at “it’s just a lightbulb”, at least Zigbee bulbs, because the attack vector for this would take so much effort for it to be effective.

      Sure, if you’re in a high-risk category, like if you live in an authoritarian state and you’re the popular candidate espousing democracy, I’d completely agree and say trash all of your wireless devices.