Subj : Unsurprisingly, "smart beds" are pretty easy to hack
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Jul 04 2024 06:00:05

Unsurprisingly, "smart beds" are pretty easy to hack

Date:
Thu, 04 Jul 2024 04:56:56 +0000

Description:
There are quite a few nasty things a hacker can do through a smart bed.

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Smart beds (yes, they are a thing) can be hacked and used to gain access to a 
users entire home network, experts have warned. 

As such, they are a (fairly big) security risk, as hackers could then deploy 
malware, steal sensitive data, and even learn when no one is home. 

The discovery was recently made by one Dillan Mills , a computer engineer and 
web designer, who described how he tried to gain local network access to his 
Sleep Number bed in order not to strain the companys servers with some of his 
plugins. A security liability 

The hunt for local access led him to discover that the beds hub communicates 
with the Sleep Number servers by opening an SSH tunnel and providing a 
reverse tunnel back to the hub. While the tunnel was most likely designed for 
maintenance purposes, he surmises, the idea that unknown users can directly 
connect to my internal home network is a scary thought, he concluded. 

I will probably be disconnecting the hub from the external internet once I am 
satisfied with my internal network control script. It also makes me wonder 
how many other internet-connected appliances include a similar backdoor into 
the home network like this one has. 

Ultimately, Mills found a way to root the device and gain local network 
control over the bed. That means users can disconnect the gadget from their 
local Wi-Fi network and maintain the device via Bluetooth only, which will 
definitely improve its security posture. 

Smart home devices give the promise of an improved quality of life. Beds, for 
example, can maintain mattress temperature to the sleepers liking, and track 
things like sleep patterns, breathing, and heart rate, to allow the users to 
better organize their sleeping schedule. However, they are a huge security 
liability, as every new smart home device added to the network potentially 
opens up a new door for hackers to move in. 

Via Toms Hardware More from TechRadar Pro This smart mattress uses AI to 
adjust your sleep setup and warn users about potential health problems Here's 
a list of the best firewalls today These are the best endpoint protection 
tools right now



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/unsurprisingly-smart-beds-are-pretty-ea
sy-to-hack


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