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That is terrifying. Messing with thermostats could be enough to kill vulnerable people.
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Yes. An excerpt from my initial email to Mysa's security contact…

> I stumbled upon these vulnerabilities on one of the coldest days of this winter in Vancouver. An attacker using them could have disabled all Mysa-connected heaters in the America/Vancouver timezone in the middle of the night. That would include the heat in the room where my 7-month-old son sleeps.




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