
About this episode
In today's episode, we'll cover the discovery of a flaw in TP Link bulbs and then some IoT device security tips. Here's Greg Doig with this episode. A recently written article from the Malwarebytes blog about a problem with smart light bulbs, specifically the TP Link TAPO L530e smart bulb and the TP Link TAPO app. These light bulbs can't connect to the internet and let you control them with your phone, but researchers found that there are some things wrong with them that could let people hack into your Wi-Fi network. If people can get into your Wi-Fi network, they can do bad things.
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