My smart fridge tried to email spam to my whole contact list

I was in my kitchen in Denver when my phone started blowing up with confused replies. The fridge had a default password and got hacked, sending weird links to everyone. What's the dumbest device you've had to secure?

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3 Comments

felix_black19h ago

Single packets of fancy salt" is such a weirdly specific hack lol

murphy.abby1d ago

A hacked fridge sending spam... is that even a real security problem or just annoying? It's not like it can drain your bank account.

faith_thomas1d ago

Ever wonder if your coffee maker is judging your bad habits? My old one got weirdly chatty on the network and started ordering weird stuff, like single packets of fancy salt. @murphy.abby it might not drain your bank, but it sure can mess with your grocery list. Honestly the dumbest thing I had to put a password on was a bathroom scale that kept trying to post my weight online.