>>
>> KEEP
>> KEEP VOTING IN OUR LIVE POLL AT WFAA.COM/VOTENOW.
AT WFAA.COM/VOTENOW. JASON WHILER IS WITH US.
YOU DID A WFAA ORIGINAL STORY
LAST NIGHT.
LAST NIGHT. WE WANT MORE.
JASON IS GOING TO WALK US
THROUGH A FEW THINGS AND MAKE
SURE OUR HOME IS NOT SET UP FOR
HACKERS.
HACKERS.
HACKERS. HE MADE A GOOD POINT.
YOU WOULDN'T LEAVE YOUR DOORS
UNLOCKED.
UNLOCKED.
UNLOCKED. >> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT.
>> RIGHT. BUT WE BRING IN A LOT OF THESE+
GADGETS AND SET THEM UP IN
THERE AND THEY'RE LISTENING AND
WATCHING AND WE DON'T TREAT
THEM LIKE THEY'RE COMPUTERS.
YOU TREAT YOUR LAP+@TOP LIKE A
COMPUTER BUT YOU PROTECT THAT.
IT WAS VERY COOL DOING THIS,
THOUGH.
THOUGH.
THOUGH. YOU SAW THE PIECE.
>> I DID.
>> I DID.
>> I DID. >> THE GUY WITH THE SMART HOME.
THIS PLACE IS TRICKED OUT.
>> I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT
THIS GUY AND WHAT HE HAS IN HIS
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. >>
HOME. >> HE HAS MORE THAN 20
+@
>> HE HAS MORE THAN 20 DIFFERENT DEVICES, SENSORS.
YOU SEE THE VACUUM CLEANER,
THAT'S A CHINESE VACUUM CLEANER
AND THE PROBLEM IS, IT CAME OUT
SPEAKING CHINESE AND HIS HOME
IS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND CHINESE.
IT'S VERY COOL TO WATCH AND I
LIVE IN A CAVE COMPARED TO THIS
GUY.
GUY.
GUY. BUT
GUY. BUT YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO BE
SMART ABOUT THE WAY YOU DO
THESE THINGS.
THESE THINGS. +@ HE'S GOT IT SET UP WHERE HIS
TODDLER, IF SHE CRIES DURING
THE NIGHT, HE CAN PRESS A
BU+@TTON AND LULLA BYES CHANNEL
INTO HER ROOM.
H+@E HAS AN AMAZON BUTTON.
WATCH THIS.
WATCH THIS. >> YOU OPEN IT UP, YOU TAKE
YOUR PILL, PUSH THE BUTTON AND
IT WILL SEND YOU AN E-MAIL THAT
YOU TOOK THIS MEDICINE AT THIS
TIME AND HOURS LATER IT WILL
SEND YO+@U AN E-MAIL, HEY, YO+@
NEED TO TAKE YOUR ANTIBIOTIC
AGAIN.
AGAIN.
AGAIN. >>
AGAIN. >> LET'S TALK ABOUT ROUTERS.
I CAN ASSURE YO+@U EVERYONE C+@
RAISE+@ THEIR HAND AND S+@AY I
+@
RAISE+@ THEIR HAND AND S+@AY I DIDN'T KNOW THIS.
>> MOST +@OF US LIVE IN A HOME,
YOU'VE ADOPTED THE SMART HOME
CONCEPT BUT MOST OF US HAVE A
WI-FI ROUTER IN OUR HOMES.
WE WENT TO TREND MICRO, AND
THEY WALKED US THROUGH THESE
D+@EVICES AND HE GOT TO THE
RO+@UTER THIS GUY THAT WAS
+@ RUNNING US THROUGH THIS, HE
SAID THIS NEEDS TO BE UPDATED.
I FELT LIKE THE DUMBEST GUY IN
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM. WELL, I WAS THE DUMBEST GUY IN
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM.
THE ROOM. I HAD NO IDEA YOU HAVE TO
UPDATE A WI-FI ROUTER.
I SAID WHERE'S THE BUTTON FOR
THAT?
THAT?
THAT? YOU
THAT? YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH YOUR
COMPUTER TO DO+@ IT.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY.
>> OKAY. SEE I +@DIDN'T KNOW THAT, EITHE
>> IT'S A MULTI-STEP PROCESS
BUT HERE'S THE THING, MOST
PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.
IN FACT, CONSUMER REPORTS DID
SOMETHING ON THIS AND THEY
CITED A STUDY THAT SAID MOST
I.T.
I.T.
+@
+@ PROFESSIONALS DIDN'T KNOW HOW
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT.
TO DO IT. BUT I'VE INCLUDED THE WAY TO
DO.
DO. +@
DO. +@ LOOK ON THE WEB AT WFAA.COM,
YOU C+@AN FIND IT IN THERE.
>> WALK BACK OVER HERE WITH ME.
ONE OF THE WES PEOPLE ARE
THINKING, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT
TO HACK ME AND EARLIER WE
PLAYED THIS GAME SO WE COULD
SEE IF WE KNEW THE RIGHT
ANSWER, WHY PEOPLE WOULD WANT
TO HACK YOU.
I'LL GO FIRST.
I THOUGHT PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO
HACK ME BECAUSE THEY WANT TO
FILE MY W-2, GET A TAX REFUND.
>> I'M ALONG THOSE LINES AND
TA+@KING A BROADER APPROACH,
SIMPLY SAYING MONEY.
>> THAT IS A BIGGIE AND THEY
FIND WAYS TO GET IT.
>> FOR ME IT'S GETTING INTO MY
CREDIT CARDS OR CREDIT CARD
+@ INFORMATION AND SHOPPING FOR
THEMSELVES.
THEMSELVES. >> SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER TO
STEAL YOUR IDENTITY TO APPLY
FOR CREDIT CARD.
>> OR THEY RESELL IT OUT ON THE
DARK WEB.
DARK WEB.
DARK WEB. >> FOR ME, I'M LIKE, WELL, WHAT
IS THEIR WEIRD FOR 500, ALEX,
BECAUS+@E YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU MIGHT WANT TO DIP INTO
ANYBODY'S THING FOR ANY REASON
BUT YOU'RE A PAIR PARA SITE
AND YOU'RE WEIRD.
>> VALID REASONS, THE ONE THAT
SURPRISED ME WAS THAT PEOPLE
WILL HACK YOU TO STEAL YOUR
INTERNET CONNECTION, THAT THAT
SMART CAMERA OR WHATEVER USES
IT, IT'S A FAST CONNECTION,
THEY STEAL THAT AND SELL THAT
ON THE DARK WEB.
>> I WOULD HAVE NEVER IMAGINED.
>> SOME PEOPLE DO IT FOR MISS
CHIEF, SOME FOR REVENGE.
CHANGE YOUR +@PASS WORDS, IF
YOU'VE BEEN DATING SOMEONE AND
YOU BREAK UP.
+@
YOU BREAK UP. A LOT OF PEOPLE WORK FROM HOME
NOW AND A LOT OF THESE HACKERS
ARE TRYING TO GET YOU AT HOME.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU.
THEY WANT YOUR EMPLOYER.
THEY WANT INTO YOUR EMPLOYER'S
SYSTEM AND THAT IS WAY EASIER
THAN HACKING THE --
>> THAT GETS INTO A WHOLE OTHER
INFORMATION.
INFORMATION. >> ON THE MIDDAY SHOW, WE HAD A
STORY ABOUT A GUY WHO HAD A
CHARGER PLUGGED INTO A
STARBUCKS BATHROOM AND HE WAS
RECORDING THE VIDEO BEHIND
THAT, SO YEAH.
>> CREEPY.
>> CREEPY. >> HOW MANY SMART DEVICES LIKE
ALEXA IN YOUR HOME.
THE MAJORITY OF YOU SAY ZERO.
NONE.
NONE.
NONE. SO
NONE. SO YOU'RE A LOT LIKE JASON AND
I.
I.
I. >>
I. >> YOU+@'RE WITH ME.
>> 39% SAY ONE TO FIVE SO THAT
NUMBER IS PRETTY SUBSTANTIAL,
+@ NONETHELESS, RIGHT?
NONETHELESS, RIGHT? +@
NONETHELESS, RIGHT? >> DON'T ACT LIKE YOUR PHONE
DOESN'T RECORD Y+@OU BECAUSE IT
DOES.
DOES.
DOES. >>
DOES. >> READ THE ARTICLE AT WFAA.COM
WITH THIS STORY.
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