Brinks Home Security Hacked, 'ShinyHunters' Threaten to Leak Data

Michael Kan — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:41:10 +0000

The hacking gang claims it stole over 4.9 million records, including some personal information.

Home security provider Brinks Home is warning customers that their data may have been stolen following a breach attributed to a notorious hacking gang.

“The party responsible for this situation has threatened to release information it claims to have taken,” Dallas-based Brinks Home

How We Test Smart Home Devices

John R. Delaney — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:55:36 +0000

We install and test more than 100 smart devices in our homes each year to assess their ease of use, reliability, and performance, helping you choose the best ones for your budget.

Here at PCMag, we test every type of smart home device on the market, including door locks, light bulbs, plugs and power strips, security cameras, video doorbells, and many more. We install these devices in our actual homes, where we perform hands-on testing and …

Eufy ExpertSecure System E10

John R. Delaney — Mon, 04 May 2026 17:03:18 +0000

Eufy’s ExpertSecure E10 smart home security system pairs the company’s cameras with a base station and an assortment of sensors to help you monitor your home. It’s compatible with most of Eufy’s indoor and outdoor cameras, …

Vivint HomeProtect Pro

John R. Delaney — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:40:34 +0000

Do-it-yourself smart home security systems are great for frugal homeowners who want to save money by monitoring their homes themselves, but these systems leave it up to you to take action when an alarm is triggered. They don't check in to see if …

Ring Alarm Security Kit

John R. Delaney — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:59:35 +0000

The Ring Alarm Security Kit (starting at $199.99) contains everything you need to protect and monitor your home. As with other DIY smart home security systems, installation is quick and easy, and you can either self-monitor or pay a modest fee for …

Abode Iota All-In-One Security Kit

John R. Delaney — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:30:17 +0000

If you're looking to protect your home with a smart security system but want to start slowly and add to it as you go, consider a flexible DIY package like the Abode Iota Smart Security Kit ($399). The Iota has everything you need to …

Ring Alarm Pro

John R. Delaney — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:25:09 +0000

We gave the Ring Alarm Security Kit ($199.99) high marks for its easy installation, affordable monitoring options, and cross-platform compatibility. The Ring Alarm Pro (starting at $299.99) offers more of the same, but includes a built-in Eero …

Arlo Home Security System

John R. Delaney — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:06:25 +0000

Designed to unify cameras, doorbells, and sensors, the Arlo Home Security System (starting at $199.99) takes a flexible approach to DIY protection. The versatile DIY home security system is easy to install, offers professional monitoring, and features multifunction sensors that detect motion, water leaks, …

The Best Smart Home Security Systems for 2026

John R. Delaney, Alex Colon — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:16:54 +0000

Looking for an alarm system to make you feel more secure? We've tested all the top professional and DIY home security systems to help you decide which is right to protect your family and property.

What Is a Security System and How Does It Work?

A smart home security system connects to your Wi-Fi network so you can monitor and control your security devices via an app. There are many different systems available across a wide range of prices. Depending on your needs, you can go …

ADT Front Door Protection

John R. Delaney — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 12:53:45 +0000

An adjustable and expandable security solution built on Nest and Yale smart devices

When we reviewed the ADT Self Setup Home Security, it earned high marks for its easy installation process and strong integration with Google Nest and Z-Wave devices, but we thought some components were a bit overpriced. Now, we’re taking a look at …

Secure Home Security Deals Still Available After Amazon's Big Spring Sale

Shubham Yewale — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 18:39:11 +0000

Amazon's seasonal sale is finished, but the deals are not. Now is your last chance to score some of the best home security discounts on indoor and outdoor cameras and video doorbells.

As the spring season approaches and your flowers begin to bloom, it's a great opportunity to enhance your home security (you know, to see who exactly trampled that flower bed). Lucky for you, there are some amazing deals still available after Amazon's Spring Sale. We're talking heavily discounted prices on …

Google Discontinues Nest Protect Smart Smoke Alarm

Will Mccurdy — Sat, 29 Mar 2025 12:43:36 +0000

The smart smoke alarm will continue to work and receive updates until its expiration date, and you can still pick one up until the current stock runs out.

Google has made some big changes to its home safety offerings, discontinuing both its Nest Protect smart smoke and CO alarm and its Nest x Yale smart lock.

Nest Protect debuted over a decade ago in 2014, largely picking up positive reviews by enthusiasts for its modern feature …

Secure Some Savings With These Home Security Deals From Amazon's Spring Sale

Shubham Yewale — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 18:54:44 +0000

Hurry! The Amazon's seasonal sale is live and you now have the chance to score some of the best home security discounts on indoor and outdoor cameras and video doorbells.

As the spring season approaches and your flowers begin to bloom, it's a great opportunity to enhance your home security (you know, to see who exactly trampled that flower bed), thanks to Amazon's Spring Sale, which is now live. We're talking heavily discounted prices on top-rated products, from video doorbell, Mark Gurman at Bloomberg reports. The camera is expected to launch by the end of 2025 and is part of Apple’s wider push to further …

Ultraloq Bolt Fingerprint

John R. Delaney — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:12:12 +0000

The best smart lock gains HomeKit compatibility

When we gave the Ultraloq U-Bolt Pro Wi-Fi our Editors' Choice award in 2022, our only gripe was its lack of Apple HomeKit support. Its successor, the Ultraloq Bolt Fingerprint ($249.99), remedies that and not only works with HomeKit but nearly every

Lock Down These Prime Day Home Security Deals That Are Still on Sale

Shubham Yewale — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 15:17:17 +0000

Although Amazon's Big Deal Days are over, we managed to hand pick some home security items still on sale just for you. Grab'em while you can!

Get ready to boost your home security with up to 50% off on Amazon. With unbeatable savings on top-notch security cameras, video doorbells, and smart locks, you can protect …

Ring Adds 24/7 Recording to Cameras, Rebrands Subscription Service

Jibin Joseph — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Ring Protect is now Ring Home. It's the same price, but adds things like extended live camera views and video previews in notifications, as well as sending doorbell rings to your phone.

Ring is rebranding its smart home subscription service and adding several new features, including 24/7 recording.

Ring Protect is now Ring Home, but prices are the same, starting at $4.99 per month for Basic and going up to $9.99 for Home Standard and $19.99 for Home Premium.

Readers' Choice 2024: The Home Security Brands You Trust Most

Eric Griffith — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 14:38:37 +0000

After gathering feedback from thousands of readers, we can confidently say that these home security brands make the best cameras, sensors, video doorbells, and smart locks.

In 2024, you have more options than ever when it comes to protecting your home with a security system. You can go the old-school route and have a full-home setup installed by professionals, or you can buy individual cameras and sensors a-la-carte for a DIY system. No matter what you …

ADT Data Breach Exposes Customer Addresses, Phone Numbers

Kate Irwin — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 15:36:44 +0000

Home security firm ADT confirms hackers breached internal systems and swiped customer information. It doesn't currently think that customer security systems were accessed.

US security company ADT Inc. has confirmed that hackers breached its internal systems and accessed customer information this month, according to a disclosure report shared with the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday.

"Unauthorized actors illegally accessed certain databases containing ADT customer order information," the …

Last Chance: Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Home Security Cameras, Doorbells, Locks

Shubham Yewale — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:12:41 +0000

Although Prime Day is over, it's still raining nonstop savings with flurries of massive price cuts on our favorite home security products!

Prime Day was filled with a plethora of exciting deals on home security products across various categories. What if you can still get the same price? Whether you're looking to upgrade your indoor monitoring setup, secure your outdoor spaces, or enhance doorbell functionality, here's your …

Best Amazon Prime Day Deals on Home Security Cameras, Doorbells, Locks

Shubham Yewale — Wed, 17 Jul 2024 13:32:11 +0000

The discounts have started to drop, and it's raining non-stop savings with flurries of massive price cuts on our favorite home security products!

Prime Day is tomorrow, and with it comes a plethora of exciting deals on home security products across various categories. Whether you're looking to upgrade your indoor monitoring setup, secure your outdoor spaces, or enhance doorbell functionality, there's something for everyone. From discounts going over 60% off, everyone will benefit …

Best Early Amazon Prime Day Deals on Home Security Cameras, Doorbells, Locks

Shubham Yewale — Mon, 15 Jul 2024 18:06:30 +0000

As Prime Day approaches, the discounts are starting to drop, and soon it's going to be raining non-stop savings with flurries of massive price cuts on our favorite home security products.

Yale Approach Lock With Wi-Fi

Andrew Gebhart — Wed, 29 May 2024 18:37:31 +0000

A convenient smart lock with some inconvenient bugs

If you rent your home, finding a smart lock can be a challenge since most models require that you replace your existing deadbolt. The $129.99 Yale Approach Lock With Wi-Fi, on the other hand, is easy to install over an existing deadbolt and works with …

Philips 4000 Series Smart Lock

John R. Delaney — Mon, 20 May 2024 17:00:19 +0000

A smart way to secure your door

When we tested the Philips 1000 Series Electronic Deadbolt ($139.99) last year, we liked its sleek design, responsive touch screen, and convenient fingerprint scanner, but we griped about its glitchy pairing process and limited smart feature set. With the 4000 Series Smart …

Proscenic L60 Smart Lock

John R. Delaney — Fri, 10 May 2024 15:58:38 +0000

An affordable smart lock with fingerprint ID

The Proscenic L60 is a smart lock you can operate with your phone, a fingerprint scan, a PIN code, an NFC card, or with traditional keys. It's easy to install and works well, but you have to pay extra for a Wi-Fi hub to use …

Do I Know You? SimpliSafe Uses AI to Determine Who's in Your Yard

Joe Hindy — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Is that a neighbor coming to visit or an intruder? SimpliSafe takes its 24/7 Live Guard Protection outside and uses a combination of AI and live agents to thwart burglars.

SimpliSafe is taking its live guard protection to the streets—or at least your home's perimeter.

Using a mix of AI and real-life agents, SimpliSafe's live guard outdoor monitoring will detect when someone is approaching your home and compare them to faces added to saved profiles in the company's app. If the …

Secure Your Rental Apartment With Yale's New Retrofit Smart Lock

Josh Hendrickson — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 13:00:00 +0000

Yale's Approach Lock leaves your original outdoor keyway in place and offers an optional keypad.

Smart locks are one of the most convenient smart home upgrades you can buy. But if you don't own your home, you probably can't change the outward-facing locking mechanism. Yale's new Approach lock could help solve that problem.

Like other

Security Flaw Can Open Over 3 Million Door Locks, Mainly at Hotels

Michael Kan — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 19:22:53 +0000

According to security researchers, the flaw can let a hacker unlock door systems from Dormakaba's Saflok brand, which is used across numerous hotel properties.

Security researchers have discovered a flaw that can be used to easily unlock keycard-powered door systems across numerous hotel properties.

The vulnerability involves the Saflok door system from a Swiss company called Dormakaba. “Over three million hotel locks in 131 countries are affected,” according to the researchers, who note that …

ADT Self Setup Home Security

John R. Delaney — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 15:36:26 +0000

Smart home security from ADT and Google

ADT's Self Setup smart home security system prioritizes ease of installation and compatibility with Google's lineup of Nest doorbells, cameras, and smart displays. It also offers broad third-party support via Z-Wave technology, as well as reliable voice controls. You need to pay for a …

Wyze Home Monitoring

John R. Delaney — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 15:47:41 +0000

DIY home security kits offer an affordable way to monitor your home, and none are quite as affordable as the Wyze Home Monitoring system. It's simple to install and comes with everything you need to protect your home and its occupants. You can …

Amazon's Ring Shuts Down Tool That Let Cops Request Camera Footage

Josh Hendrickson — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 18:27:48 +0000

Tucked into several new features for its Neighbors app, Ring announces it will sunset the controversial 'Request for Assistance' tool that allowed police to ask camera owners for videos.

Amazon's Ring division is rolling out a few features in its Neighbors app focused on videos that don't involve crime. But it's also phasing out a controversial one: Request for Assistance (RFA).

Request for Assistance allowed law enforcement to "seek help" from neighbors to track …

ADT, Google Team Up for DIY Smart Home Security System

Matthew Humphries — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 14:41:44 +0000

ADT Self Setup combines ADT's security system with Google's range of Nest smart home devices.

Nearly three years after announcing a new partnership, Google and ADT released a new home security system customers can install themselves and hook up to their Nest smart home devices.

This new do-it-yourself security …

Yale Unveils Smaller, Smarter Assure Smart Lock Collection

Matthew Humphries — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 15:52:14 +0000

The Assure Lock 2 smart locks are 30% smaller than previous versions and can integrate with just about every other smart home device you may own.

Yale Home has launched a new collection of smart locks that are 30% smaller, offer more smart features, and are compatible with just about every other smart home device you can think of.

The collection is made up of

Readers' Choice 2022: The Home Security Brands You Like Best

Eric Griffith — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 13:35:35 +0000

Protecting your home can now be a fully digital process, but which monitored security systems, surveillance cameras, video doorbells, and smart locks can you trust? Our readers respond with the answers.

Modern home security products have made it easier than ever for you to protect yourself, your loved ones, and your property. By leveraging your home’s wireless network, they allow you to set up devices without running cables all over your house. Using your broadband connection, they let you easily connect …

Ring Intercom Brings Home Security Smarts to Apartment Buildings

Stephanie Mlot — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 13:23:15 +0000

Launching first in the UK, the Wi-Fi-enabled Ring Intercom is expected to hit US shelves in 2023.

Home security firm Ring today introduced a new Wi-Fi-connected intercom aimed at apartment dwellers who share a building entrance.

Compatible with most two-way handsets, Ring Intercom (and its accompanying mobile app) lets residents speak to visitors and provide remote access, whether they're at home or away.

Google Enables Live Streaming for All Nest Cams, Doorbells

Stephanie Mlot — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 11:00:00 +0000

Watch the feed from your security cameras and doorbell using Chromecast with Google TV.

Move over, Twitch: Google Nest is rolling out the ability to live stream camera and doorbell video feeds using Chromecast with Google TV.

Starting this week, anyone with compatible devices—including Nest's 2021 …

Ring's Basic Subscription Plan Gets a Price Hike

Stephanie Mlot — Fri, 03 Jun 2022 14:08:36 +0000

Starting July 1, US customers will pay $3.99 monthly or $39.99 per year, though Ring is throwing in some new features for video doorbell and security camera owners.

Home security firm Ring this week unveiled a handful of new Protect Basic plan features—including a price hike.

Starting next month, subscribers will get twice as much video storage (up to 180 days), more bulk video downloads (up to 50 …

Vivint Launches 4 New Smart Home Security Devices

Matthew Humphries — Mon, 09 May 2022 12:00:00 +0000

The company's computer vision chip has also been upgraded to be more intelligent.

Smart home company Vivint is launching an updated range of new home security devices today, as well as enhancing the intelligence of its home security system with an upgraded computer vision chip (CVC).

There's four new Vivint products set to hit the market including the …

The Best DIY Smart Home Security Systems for 2022

John R. Delaney — Tue, 18 Jan 2022 18:45:16 +0000

Keeping an eye on your home with a security system doesn't need to involve professional installation or monthly fees. It's also not nearly as hard as you think. Check out the best do-it-yourself smart home security systems we've tested for simple and affordable ways to stay safe.

It wasn't all that long ago that having a home security system meant signing up with a company that would send a professional installer to your house to drill holes in your walls and run wires throughout your home. In most cases the equipment …

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