What home devices can be hacked?

Take a closer look around you and analyze the devices that have new technology, as you can see, many devices have the ability to be connected to the Internet so that your tasks can be done at a high speed.

The increase in the usage of digital devices has enabled human to do many things faster due to the possibility of monitoring remotely, but as we mentioned, it has led to an increase in cyber attacks as well so that hacking through these devices becomes more attractive and hackers are doing their best to find ways to hack different devices and take control of them.

Various statistics show that there is at least one smart device in more than half of US homes, which is why we are trying to remind you of the dangers of hacking home appliances.

Smart home devices include surveillance cameras, voice-activated speakers, smart TVs, and more, in this article, we are going to continue to discuss which of the home devices may be hacked.

How do hackers hack home devices?

As you know, the number of different hackers is increasing day by day, and they are constantly learning new ways to achieve their goals, hackers typically use malicious programs to carry out their goals, and users download these programs from unreliable sources due to ignorance and carelessness, and give hackers control over various devices.

Hackers are very interested in phishing attacks and try to prepare texts that persuade the user to do whatever they want, they also bring Trojans into your systems through phishing attacks, in fact, as you know, there are different types of Trojans, including Rootkit, Backdoor Trojans, Exploit, Fake antivirus Trojans, Trojan-Ransom, Trojan-Clicker, Trojan-ArcBomb, Trojan-PSW, Trojan-Notifier, it should be noted that hackers may use any of the mentioned items to hack.

Hackers also hack through security holes in IoT Security, as you know, many devices are affected by this security which means that any device that is connected to an Internet will be affected by it.

IoT security covers the security of physical devices as well as the security of the network, it affects the processes, technologies, measures required to protect IoT devices and networks, given the importance of this type of security, it is necessary to study security challenges in Internet of Things and increase security with the help of that so that hackers cannot attack your systems.

What home gadgets can be hacked?

Simply put, any home appliance that is digital can be hacked by different hackers so that they can take control of the device by taking actions, in fact, the smarter your home gadgets, the more you will be hacked, which is why you need to raise your awareness and follow various security tips in order to prevent this from happening.

Therefore, we will mention the devices that are most vulnerable to hacking in the following section so that hackers won't be able to access your personal information due to your lack of knowledge.

-Smart TVs:

A type of home appliance that hackers can attack is smart TV, imagine that you are relaxing at home, suddenly the TV turns on, how do you feel?

You may think that someone other than you, is in the house which will make you worried and terrified, but it is not the case, in fact, these actions are being done by a hacker who may have malicious goals.

Hackers may intend to do other actions such as transferring malware to other connected devices, using streaming services such as Netflix, etc., in which case you must take more security measures.

It should be noted that there is no need to worry because we will point out different ways to increase the security of these devices in this article.

-Security systems:

Many people use security systems to monitor everything that happens out of their control and prevent hackers from infiltrating.

But it should be noted that these security systems can also be used to disrupt their security, due to the fact that only one device with a security hole is enough for the hacker to penetrate your entire system with the help of information obtained from your home cameras.

If you care about security and privacy, you need to get help from experts while using these systems who can review all the cases regularly so that if you are attacked by hackers, they will let you know as soon as possible.

-Voice-activated speakers:

As you know, Voice-activated speakers can provide you with many services by analyzing your voice and identifying you, but hackers can use this device in order to gain access to your private data such as your bank card information, as a result, you will face a lot of problems.

-Smart cars:

Smart car is a kind of devices which is mostly exposed to hackers, they sometimes use the information they obtain to steal the car or interfere with its computer system after attacking the intelligent system of the car.

One of the most common ways to hack this case is by using malicious software on smartphones because when it is connected to the machine system, the hacker can take necessary actions, one thing that you can do in order to prevent this from happening, is downloading all phone apps from reputable sources.

-Home Wi-Fi routers:

In fact, Wi-Fi routers allow different devices to be connected to the Wi-Fi signal which is considered as a huge threat due to the fact that it lets hackers infiltrate your system.

In this case, hackers can gain access to the information of all the devices that are connected to it, which can be worrying.

Tips available to increase security:

As you know, there are many factors that you need to pay attention to in the field of security so that hackers cannot control your home digital devices easily, some of which are going to be mentioned below.

-Powerful password selection:

As you know, the most important thing in the field of security is to choose a strong password which should have at least 8 characters and must be a combination of letters, numbers, different symbols.

If you choose a weak password, such as a family member's date of birth, pet name, etc., the hackers can guess it easily, and they can take control of the devices as soon as possible.

It should be noted that you should never use the same password for different devices, due to the fact that the hacker can take control of many devices by having just one password.

-Change your passwords regularly:

Another thing to keep in mind is to change the passwords of your devices regularly so that if hackers have been able to gain access to your password, you will be able to prevent them from continuing the process as soon as possible.

-Software updates:

Developers of different software (In French: Développeurs de différents logiciels ) release new versions in which the bugs of the previous version have been fixed, and its security has been improved as well, so it is necessary to update your programs regularly in order to own a better version.

-Download from reputable sources:

As we have mentioned earlier, one of the ways that hackers use to interfere with predefined applications on home devices is through malware which users download from unreliable sources.

With this in mind, you should get all updates and downloads only from reputable sources which are available on the Internet.

-Use multi-factor authentication:

If hackers can guess your passwords, multi-factor authentication can help you be safe and makes it harder for hackers to log in.

-Before selling your home device, reset it to factory mode:

As you know, important information about you is stored on devices, so if you sell it to others without returning it to the factory mode, they may use this information against you, and they can gain access to your other devices as well.

Last word:

In general, we tried to bring you tips about the security of home devices so that you can pay more attention to the importance of their security, simply put, with the advancement of technology, you need to raise your awareness of security, so you can finally use digital home devices without any worries, we hope you find the content of this article useful, and you have been able to expand your knowledge in this field.