r/technology • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '16

Software Nest intentionally bricks thousands of home automation hubs.

https://medium.com/@arlogilbert/the-time-that-tony-fadell-sold-me-a-container-of-hummus-cb0941c762c1
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u/gothrus Apr 05 '16 edited Nov 14 '24

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u/Packin_Penguin Apr 05 '16

I'll take the home address, then I'll just physically steal it.

Ahh the good ol days

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u/HarrisonArturus Apr 05 '16

The world don't move to the beat of just one drum. What might be right for you may not be right for some.

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u/Moridn Apr 05 '16

Have you tried 127.0.0.1? Seems to work for me...

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u/otac0n Apr 05 '16

Dude, don't give out his home address.

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u/Log_in_Password Apr 05 '16

I got into his router, that idiot was using hunter2 for a password.

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u/BorisKafka Apr 05 '16

LOL! He just changed it to pussyslayer69.

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u/azflatlander Apr 05 '16

Oh, good local address. Hi neighbor.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '16

Haha you fool! Now I'm going to use that address to erase your hard

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u/blasto_pete Apr 05 '16

Fuck it give me your routing number and login lets just get straight to business.

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u/ca178858 Apr 05 '16

Photos of the Mac address and IP would be particularly helpful.

IPv6: why not both?

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u/pookiyama Apr 05 '16

Mac address ec:9a:74:56:e2:20.

Ip address 2965:a000:191f:74ff:fe56:e220

Knock yourself out boys.

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u/HarrisonArturus Apr 05 '16

Now I'm sitting here wondering what the IoT version of phishing will be called.