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The issue with your first suggestion is the whole idea of signing into your Nest account is that you are away from home, therefore your IP would be different.
by giarc 7y ago
The issue with your first suggestion is the whole idea of signing into your Nest account is that you are away from home, therefore your IP would be different. Not saying they can't do it, but accessing your device from a different IP is kind of the point.
- nicpottier 7y agoSure, but then you just log into your email and click a link and then you are in. Lots of sites do this and it would prevent this kind of attack in most cases. (assuming the leaked password was not also reused in email, but then you are in for an entirely different level of hurt anyways)