From Dexerto · Joe Pring · · 1m
Coffee machine leaks 1TB data in 10 days
Man unplugs parents' coffee machine after it broadcasts 1TB of data in 10 days.
In brief
Man unplugs parents' coffee machine after it broadcasts 1TB of data in 10 days. A man unplugged his parents' smart coffee machine after it generated 1 terabyte of data in 10 days, overwhelming their home Wi-Fi. Originally reported by Dexerto.
Smart coffee machine
A man discovered his parents' smart coffee machine broadcast 1 terabyte of data in 10 days.
Data traffic overload
The coffee maker generated so much traffic that it overwhelmed part of the home Wi-Fi setup.
IT expert explains
Nomad, who works in IT for over 10 years, said the coffee maker likely had a bug causing network saturation.
Unplugged coffee machine
Nomad unplugged the coffee machine after finding it generated 1 terabyte of data in 10 days.
Home network impact
Most of the data stayed within the home network rather than being sent over the internet.
The main idea
A man unplugged his parents' smart coffee machine after it generated 1 terabyte of data in 10 days, overwhelming their home Wi-Fi.
