Google Denies Security Vulnerability On Its Home Hub

Ensuring your home Wi-Fi network is essential if you want to live safely in a smart home with all with digital technology. The Home Hub is a new product from Google, which includes a voice-controlled smartphone screen and speaker. It makes it easier for people to watch videos or recipes while in the kitchen.

A well-known hacker, Jerry Gamblin, has posted an article on his personal website detailing the vulnerability in Google's new Home Hub. Gamblin claims to be a security advocate, so he does not use his vulnerability findings to do bad things.

Gamblin posted on Twitter about his findings:

Gamblin acknowledged that anyone could use code from the Home Hub to control remote devices in their home and endanger them. He did not access details on user information during his hack, but he could restart the device remotely, turn on/off notifications and delete specific settings.

In response to Gamblin's claims, Google has stated that Jerry Gamblin is, by his own statement, not a security professional and that what he claims does not have any evidence. There's no proof showing that Home Hub users are in any danger and vulnerability.

The APIs that Gamblin refers to are used in mobile applications to configure the devices. It is only accessible and interoperable when Google Home devices and those applications are used on the same Wi-Fi network.

According to Google, all Google Home devices are built for ultimate protection and security. They are using a hardware boot mechanism to make sure that only validators from Google can use the tool. Also, users' personal and contact information is encrypted.

The Google Home Hub can help you make purchases and keep your schedule information, so it's best to safely secure your home Wi-Fi.

In short, hackers can do things like Gamblin did if they could access the identical Wi-Fi with the devices in your home. This means the smart devices in your home will be very vulnerable if the bad guys get into your home Wi-Fi.