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Discussion about general home automation ideas and projects, home automation protocols like Z-wave, Zigbee, Matter, etc, and home automation software and hubs like HomeSeer, Home Assistant, OpenHAB, Homey.

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My password is like 20 random characters. I have no idea who Chris Jones is. I woke up to this. (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 days ago by ch00f to c/homeautomation

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I hate the cloud.

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[–] y0din 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

my hue devices support Bluetooth and Zigbee devices to allow for management through an app or a hue hub.

even if you do not use it, it will be available and active, and it explains your issue. I have had my neighbors lightbulbs added to my Zigbee network before I kicked them out, and I will imagine his cloud service saying about the same as you experienced.

but, I will not try to argue this any further, I just offered a probable reason, as that was what you asked for.

good luck in your investigation 🙂

[–] ch00f 1 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Huh. Well thanks for the info. I'm out of town so won't be able to look further for a few days.

It's just really surprising that the system by default allows passers by to connect and manage your devices. I don't know my neighbors too well, but I do live next door to a Chris.

[–] y0din 1 points 1 day ago

ignore my previous comment which I deleted and make sure your hue network and firmwares are fully updated. some devices where/are still exploitable today if the update is not applied.

https://blog.checkpoint.com/security/the-dark-side-of-smart-lighting-check-point-research-shows-how-business-and-home-networks-can-be-hacked-from-a-lightbulb/?theme=dark