Internet-destroying outages were caused by "amateurish" IoT malware

I’m a big fan of my wifi-enabled thermostat. I’m renting out my house for a year and my tenants are not paying for our gas. I can make sure that the thermostat is programmed correctly and that they are not blasting heat in the summer.

After this incident, though, I am considering disabling it.

And, yes, in agreement with lightbulbs and fridges.

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