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While furiously trying to put out one fire — fake news — the social media giant is dealing with another, growing threat: spies for hire.

Top devices raising concerns among consumers are the Amazon Echo, security cameras, Google Nest thermostats, smart doorbells, and smart TVs, revealed the research by CraftJack, a construction contracting services provider.

Cybersecurity predictions are common this time of year, but are often painfully obvious or thinly veiled marketing. This list tries to go farther and be a bit bolder.

QR code phishing, or quishing, has become a vehicle for bad actors to steal credentials, infect mobile devices, and invade corporate systems.

While on the surface it appears that Apple has become a prime target, security researchers say we should focus more on attackers leveraging open source software – code that’s used by many vendors, including Microsoft and Google.