[BeMasher] was dissatisfied with the cost of other solutions to read his smart meter, so he made a project to read it himself using an rtl-sdr dongle. Using his hacking and reverse engineering ...

MILLIONS of households have been warned they could be at risk from "spying" smart meters. Neil Record, a former Bank of England economist, slammed the "intrusive" devices, warning Brits to "be wary".

Not that this elevated danger level has kept [Hash] from exploring the mysteries presented by smart meters. Still, with a desire to make things a little safer, he came up with a neat trick for ...