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submitted 9 months ago by errorlab@lemm.ee to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

I have this old TP-Link smart lightbulb, it’s the only thing that’s IoT and on WiFi in my house.

Looking through pfBlocker logs for fun, and noticed it’s been trying to connect to the Tor network.

Oh! Also, it’s been uploading and downloading 100+ MB of data a day.

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[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev 25 points 9 months ago

You're the one that connected an impossible-to-security-update device to the internet. You can do plenty of home automation without it needing to be that way, if you're open to a little more setup being involved in the process.

[-] errorlab@lemm.ee 17 points 9 months ago

It's on it's own VLAN from the beginning. Wanted to poke around but never got to it.

I still have it connected, want to use for practice.

[-] mozz@mbin.grits.dev -1 points 9 months ago

I have no idea of all the details, but in legal terms this is called "res ipsa loquitur" -- in this case, the fact that it clearly seems compromised is pretty solid evidence that it wasn't immune to compromise.

[-] errorlab@lemm.ee 3 points 9 months ago

Expected since TP-Link stopped updating them shortly after release.

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