Heard a neighbor say their smart fridge got locked by a hacker asking for money

Honestly, I was at the hardware store yesterday and the guy in line behind me was telling his friend about it. He said they had to unplug the whole thing for a day to get it to reset. Tbh, it made me go home and check all my own smart home stuff for updates. I changed the default passwords on my thermostat and doorbell cam right away. Has anyone else had to deal with something like that with their smart gadgets?

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joseph_adams663d ago

Changing default passwords is smart, but a separate network for your smart devices is even safer.

olivia_harris193d ago

Totally true, but honestly, who has the time to set that up? I know I should, but my router's settings page looks like it's from 2005 and just figuring it out feels like a whole project. Feels like the kind of thing you only do after you read a scary news story about a hack.