Hack Disarms SimpliSafe's Home Wireless Security Systems

Posted by: FCWGroup on February 24, 2016 Under: House Alarm Systems |

Hack Disarms SimpliSafe's Home Wireless Security Systems
More than a quarter million homes protected by SimpliSafe wireless security systems are vulnerable to hackers who can deactivate the alarm anytime, according to IOActive, a Seattle-based security consulting firm. IOActive published a proof of concept …
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300000 American Homes Open To Hacks Of 'Unfixable' SimpliSafe Alarm
With the well-reviewed SimpliSafe alarm system, attacks need to be carried out in the vicinity of a device, as explained in a technical blog from IOActive shown to FORBES ahead of publication. The hack, as demonstrated in a video by Zonenberg, starts …
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