A man in a black hoodie wearing a Guy Fawkes mask sits in a dark room, face lit up forebodingly by his laptop screen. He types furiously, laying down dozens of lines of code. After a few moments go by ...

Our experts frequently run across worries on Reddit and other forums about criminals hacking into smart homes, taking control of home cameras, jamming security systems or smart locks and other fears.

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