Hacked Nest Cam convinces family that US is being attacked by North Korea
A woman living in the Bay Area says she got a hoax warning last weekend that the US was under nuclear attack. The warning came from an unlikely place: her Nest Cam.
Laura Lyons of Orinda, California told the San Jose Mercury News that her smart home security camera was infiltrated after it said on Sunday that three North Korean missiles were headed to Los Angeles, Chicago and Ohio. The warning was preceded by a blaring alarm, Lyons told the newspaper.
The message said the US was retaliating and affected areas had three hours to evacuate, she said. Lyons checked news stations for coverage of the apparent attack, but found nothing. When she realized the message was coming from the Nest Cam sitting above her TV, she called the company, which is part of Google, to find out what was going on.
