{"id":1363,"date":"2021-11-25T17:54:01","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/powertoolbase.com\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2022-11-18T15:29:39","modified_gmt":"2022-11-18T18:29:39","slug":"hack-nest-doorbell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/powertoolbase.com\/hack-nest-doorbell\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a Google Nest Doorbell Really Be Hacked?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The main reason to buy a Nest doorbell is to improve your home’s security, so the last thing you want is for it to be hacked. So how safe is the Nest system? And what can be done to make it more secure?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Google Nest doorbells are hackable. A hacker can gain access to your Nest doorbell by hijacking your Wi-Fi router to steal your passwords. Nest can also be hacked through third-party apps that you’ve installed. There are several ways to prevent hacks, such as using two-factor authentication.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, all smart doorbells are susceptible to hacking; however, that shouldn’t put you off buying one. Preventing hacks is easy to do, and I’ll show you how in this article.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2016 hack by Jason Doyle<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Jason Doyle, a security expert from Florida, discovered a flaw in the Google Nest doorbell\"Opens<\/a><\/strong> in 2016. He reported his discovery to Nest immediately but was ignored by them for several months until he decided to try and push them into action by making his discovery public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The issue that he discovered was not just limited to Nest doorbells but was present in all Nest cameras. This flaw in the system could allow hackers to create a 90-second window of time for them to do whatever they wanted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The problem was caused by a flaw in the Bluetooth system that caused WiFi disassociation which meant that the camera could be disconnected from the WiFi by someone providing a new SSID for it to connect to. These cameras don’t support storage of any video footage so any surveillance is disabled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When the new SSID is provided the camera disconnects from the existing WiFi network and attempts to connect to the new SSID, leaving the camera offline for between 60 and 90 seconds before it reconnects to the existing WiFi network and begins to work again as usual.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These attacks are only possible because the Nest device keeps the Bluetooth switched on all of the time, allowing hackers to take advantage of it. If the Bluetooth was disabled are the doorbell and camera are initially set up then it would not be possible. It would also help if it has some form of defense against attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nest did eventually develop a solution and created a patch to fix the issue. As Nest products are all connected to WiFi, Nest was able to update continually until the issue was fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hacks can be a positive<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Although hacking is something you would always hope would never happen, it can be a useful thing at times as it can expose any weaknesses that you were unaware of, which then means you can have them fixed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies don’t intentionally sell products that have security issues as it could ruin their good name, but technology is evolving all of the time. This means that something that wasn’t an issue when the product was released could become an issue in time, but when the flaw is exposed then the product can then be updated again so that it’s not an issue anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How to prevent hacks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The main reason that devices can be hacked is that they are all connected to the internet, which allows hackers to access them from anywhere in the world. Therefore, we need to know how to protect ourselves and our devices from hacking, and there are a few ways that this can be done.<\/p>\n\n\n\n