Security News > 2020 > February > Report: Smart bulbs have a major security problem
Many Philips Hue smart light bulbs have a firmware flaw that leads hackers into an entire network, Check Point Research found.
Security firm Check Point Research has released its findings that many Philips Hue smart light bulbs have a flaw in their firmware, which allows attackers to take control of an individual bulb, push malicious firmware to it, and spread other malicious software throughout a network.
Check Point notified Philips of the exploit in late 2019, and the company has already released firmware updates for its Hue line of smart bulbs that should make them immune to the Zigbee exploit.
If you own Philips Hue smart bulbs, or any other smart bulbs for that matter, make sure you're using the bulb app to regularly check for updates and be sure to always install them.
If you encounter a situation where one of your smart bulbs is acting strangely and you can't find it in a list of connected devices you may want to unplug it and reconnect it on a test network where none of your actual devices are at risk.