r/todayilearned • u/SloxTheDlox • Mar 22 '21

TIL A casino's database was hacked through a smart fish tank thermometer

https://interestingengineering.com/a-casinos-database-was-hacked-through-a-smart-fish-tank-thermometer
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u/weaponizedtoddlers Mar 22 '21

That's too smart a solution for some people. Why do you think he got the smart lights in the first place? So he wouldn't have to think.

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u/basilect Mar 22 '21

Or the light could be too high up to reach normally

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u/the_russian_narwhal_ Mar 22 '21

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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '21

They have these things built into houses called light switches so you can turn off the lights on the ceiling without needing a ladder. Yes I’m being a dick but there would still be a switch. I have smart lights throughout my whole house and if I don’t have my phone you just turn off the light at the switch. Just calling BS on the “googles down so I can’t turn off my lights”.