MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN — A Milwaukee couple may be regretting their super smart decision to have their house turned into a smart home after their Google Nest was hacked. <br />According to Fox 6, the Westmorelands installed a Nest camera, doorbell and thermostat at their place in 2018. <br />Things were all good until one day on September 17, when hackers decided to have some fun with the couple. <br />Fox 6 reported that when Samantha Westmoreland got back from work, the house felt like a dry sauna because the thermostat had been jacked up to 90 degrees. <br />At first she thought it was just a glitch, so she set the temperature back to normal. <br />Unfortunately hackers had other plans, and turned the temperature back up.<br /><br />That's when a voice began talking from a Nest camera in the kitchen. And for ambiance, Nest also started blasting loud music. <br />Samantha then unplugged the camera, pointed it toward the ceiling and changed their password. Too bad that didn't work. <br />According to Fox 6, the Westmorelands had to eventually get their internet service provider to change their network ID for their whole wireless network. <br />Let this be a lesson people. Just because something says "smart" in front of it, doesn't make it so.
