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Apartment buildings broken into with phone in minutes — IoT-connected intercoms using default creds vulnerable to anyone with Google
The Internet keeps us together... sometimes a little too together
In the case of Hirsch-made Mesh systems, an online portal monitors and records all key fob used across a building and can be used to access locked doors remotely. Daigle, while waiting at a bus stop, was able to Google the product name of a nearby apartment security terminal, find its manual, and determine a means to break into the building within minutes. Concerned people in workplaces, schools, or apartments using a Hirsch MESH security system (sometimes also labeled Viscount or Enterphone, depending on the model) can, therefore, reach out to building administrators to ensure that the default credentials have been changed in their unit.
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