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> [Pic: After hours button] > (We don’t know what this button does… and we were afraid to test it :-)) How do you hack HVACs and not know what an after hours
by mseebach 14y ago
> [Pic: After hours button]
> (We don’t know what this button does… and we were afraid to test it :-))
How do you hack HVACs and not know what an after hours button does?
(it extends operation of the system so if you're working after hours, you won't freeze/boil to death, without wasting energy running the HVAC out of hours when no-one is there.)
- daeken 14y agoI hacked the most prevalent hotel locks, but the latch on my gate constantly outsmarts me. Limited domain knowledge is a thing!
- rtkwe 14y agoTheir hack wasn't really specific the HVAC systems though. It's just grabbing a poorly secured password file from a web server more than anything HVAC specific.