Keurig smart coffee maker sent 1TB over a family's Wi-Fi in 10 days

First reported by Tom's Hardware at · Updated · 2 sources

An IT professional found that his parents' Keurig K-Supreme SMART coffee maker uploaded about 1TB of data in 10 days, according to Tom's Hardware. The traffic saturated the home's Wi-Fi access point. TechSpot reports the cause is unknown, though a bug is the likely explanation, and says the case shows risks of connecting everyday devices.

  • The device in question is a Keurig K-Supreme SMART model.
  • The traffic saturated an access point in the family's home network.
  • TechSpot says nobody knows why the data was sent.

Covered by 2 publishers within 13 hours of the first report.

Reporting2

Tom's Hardware IT pro says his parents’ Keurig smart coffee maker sent 1TB of data over their Wi-Fi in 10 days · Shane Downing
TechSpot A smart coffee maker uploaded 1TB of data in 10 days, and nobody knows why · Daniel Sims