Unlocking Disaster: 50,000 Homes at Risk Due to Chirp Smart Lock Flaw

Forget picking locks, hackers just need the secret code from Chirp’s smart locks to waltz into 50,000 homes. Talk about an open-door policy! #SmartLockSnafu

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Who needs a battering ram when you've got hardcoded credentials? Chirp Systems' smart locks seem to have taken the 'open sesame' concept a bit too literally, granting potential digital skeleton keys to cyber ne'er-do-wells. And with RealPage, Inc. potentially playing Monopoly with actual apartments, one wonders if their 'Go directly to jail' card is just around the corner.

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