A wrong click could give hackers the keys to your ‘smarthome’

SmartThings, the Samsung-owned Internet-of-Things venture that still has a big Minneapolis presence, is fielding criticism that its Internet-connected locks and other devices are vulnerable to hacking attacks.

CNet has a wrapup of the issue, which follows a report from security researchers at Microsoft Research and the University of Michigan that said they could exploit flaws in Samsung’s SmartThings platform to gain access to a house with smart locks.

One of the ways is a conventional phishing attack, which tricks users into clicking a malicious link that will capture their SmartThings login credentials and allow hackers to inject new code into a door lock. Other methods involve uploading malicious apps to SmartThings own app store, which company officials said wouldn’t happen. For the full article click here

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