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8LG ThinQ data collection is the personal information LG gathers through the connected appliances it markets as "AI" that listens to and senses the home, and the data it shares with advertising and…
A cloud-server outage at Petlibro on August 11, 2026 left some of the company's internet-connected pet feeders unable to dispense food on schedule. Owners quoted by The Verge said their feeders had…
An unauthenticated attacker could take over any Petlibro account that used a Google login, then hijack the owner's internet-connected feeders and cameras, change feeding schedules, and pull private…
The Roost Wi-Fi Water Leak and Freeze Detector is a battery-powered smart sensor that joins a home Wi-Fi network to detect water and freezing temperatures at its location and send push and SMS alerts…
Shark robot vacuums are the cloud-connected robotic vacuum cleaners SharkNinja sells under its Shark brand, controlled through the SharkClean phone app. In 2026 a security researcher showed that a…
An unpatched flaw in SharkNinja's internet-connected Shark robot vacuums lets a stranger who never sets foot in the house take control of them across an entire Amazon cloud region. On camera-equipped…
Electric utilities across the United States can remotely raise the temperature on a customer-owned smart thermostat that is enrolled in a demand-response program, in exchange for a bill credit. The…
Belkin Wemo smart home devices require cloud connectivity to work. On 10 July 2025, Belkin announced the shutdown of cloud services supporting most Wemo devices, effective 31 January 2026. These…