Merlin@Home Security Flaw

Does anybody know details on the potential security flaw that's been identified in the Merlin@Home?

5 Comments

I Suggest that....

by donr - 2017-01-17 08:45:32

...you exercise Google first, then ask here.  There is a ton of info - pro & con on the subject in there

Donr

Thanks....

by nickp - 2017-01-17 09:14:51

.....but been there, done that. I'm wondering if anybody knew more than I can get from there. You got something?

Merlin

by Tracey_E - 2017-01-17 10:19:30

All I've heard is that the potential is there to get data from the monitor. Not that it's happened, that they think it will happen, just that theoretically it could. They are doing an update to fix it that will happen automatically if your monitor is connected. It only affects the monitor, not the device, and there is no way to reprogram or interfere with our devices remotely. If they say the potential is there to reprogram the devices remotely, then I'll pay more attention and ask more questions but if someone wants to go to the trouble to read my downloads, they must be really bored. Hypotheticals stir up a lot of worry for nothing. 

If you look back about 2 weeks in the post, this was discussed. 

Tracey...

by donr - 2017-01-17 12:22:05

...said it all.  Blake, the website owner, posted on it a few weeks ago, starting the current interest.  Mainly it is all conjecture by conspiracy theorists.  There is some reality to it, but it is not yet practical.

donr

Tracey...

by donr - 2017-01-17 12:22:06

...said it all.  Blake, the website owner, posted on it a few weeks ago, starting the current interest.  Mainly it is all conjecture by conspiracy theorists.  There is some reality to it, but it is not yet practical.

donr

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