A Nest thermostat is installed in a home in Provo, Utah, January 15, 2014. REUTERS/George Frey/Files
SAN FRANCISCO: Nest urged owners of its security cameras Jan 22 to use enhanced authentication to thwart hackers, after one terrified a family with a hoax nuclear missile attack.
A couple living in a California town near San Francisco told local media they experienced “sheer terror” over the weekend when a Nest security camera atop their family’s television issued a realistic-sounding warning of missiles heading to the United States from North Korea.
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