Security News > 2020 > February > Flaw in Philips Smart Light Bulbs Exposes Your WiFi Network to Hackers

There are over a hundred potential ways hackers can ruin your life by having access to your WiFi network that's also connected to your computers, smartphones, and other smart devices.

In the latest research shared with The Hacker News, Check Point experts today revealed a new high-severity vulnerability affecting Philips Hue Smart Light Bulbs that can be exploited over-the-air from over 100 meters away to gain entry into a targeted WiFi network.

ZigBee is a widely used wireless technology designed to let each device communicate with any other device on the network.

The hacker can use malware to infiltrate the network, eventually leaving millions of other devices connected to the same network at risk of remote hacking.

Check Point responsibly reported these vulnerabilities to Philips and Signify, owner of the Philips Hue brand, in November 2019, who just last month released an updated, patched firmware for the device.

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