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If a hacker gains physical access to these devices, they could extract the firmware and obtain sensitive data by analyzing the binary code

If someone breaks in and gets physical access to a light bulb, they also have physical access to all kinds of other electronics. The attacker can install their own surveillance hardware or steal whole computers and storage devices.

[โ€“] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

As far as i deduct from the article this is specifically about devices that directly link to your wifi.

Most modern iot devices use a mesh network with an internet connected hub presumably those are way less at risk?