Originally Posted by SmoggyTheTowny:
“ Quite why people think someone would want to hack them I don't know. What are they going to do with meaningless energy usage data? Attempt the blackmail them over the amount of Electricity they use?”
“ Quite why people think someone would want to hack them I don't know. What are they going to do with meaningless energy usage data? Attempt the blackmail them over the amount of Electricity they use?”
I dunno, how much is the contents of your freezer worth? Or what might happen if you could turn supplies off, then on again rapidly? Or a town. Some can be prevented by disallowing rapid cycling, others might be harder if the devices get compromised. Then the risks may be from malicious hackers doing it for the lolz, to more organised attacks against larger populations for extortion.
But if meters do get compromised, then updating or replacing them would likely be rather expensive.
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“How will the meter alter settings on appliances when the only connection is 3 wires that provide nothing more than power?”
“How will the meter alter settings on appliances when the only connection is 3 wires that provide nothing more than power?”
Well, I'm typing this via a device connected to an Ethernet port plugged into a mains socket. There are various schemes for powerline transmission, so assuming standardisation, meters could communicate with appliances the same way. But those meters and appliances don't exist yet, and potentially replacing all your stuff so someone can remotely disconnect it is an expensive solution to a problem that's already possible via 3rd party gizmos and apps.





