Flickering Philips Hue smart bulb? There could be a hacker in the house.

We've all seen this movie: The lights inexplicably start to flicker and a naive homeowner writes it off as just a glitch. But no! There's something... in ... the house.

In the smart home age, that horror scenario could actually come to life — except the intruders aren't angry spirits, they're hackers.

A new report from Check Point Research, a cyber threat intelligence outfit, shows how a vulnerability in a Philips Hue smart lightbulb could allow attackers to gain control over the home or business network of which the bulb is a part. 

Philips Hue and other smart lightbulbs allow users to control the lighting with an app or smart assistant. They're convenient and fun (they change colors!), but apparently making innocuous appliances in your home "smart" is not without its downsides. Read more...