{
  "id": 12838405,
  "title": "IT pro says his parents’ Keurig smart coffee maker sent 1TB of data over their Wi-Fi in 10 days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/it-pro-says-his-parents-keurig-smart-coffee-maker-sent-1tb-of-data",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-08T09:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/networking/it-pro-says-his-parents-keurig-smart-coffee-maker-sent-1tb-of-data-over-their-wi-fi-in-10-days-it-saturated-an-access-point-on-its-own-but-he-says-most-of-the-traffic-never-left-the-home-network"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A self-proclaimed IT professional reported that his parents' Keurig smart coffee maker transmitted 1TB of data over their Wi-Fi network within just 10 days. The user, @NomadsGalaxy, shared this information on X and expressed confusion over what data the coffee maker was sending. After unplugging the device, he suggested buying a new coffee maker for his parents. The issue was first noticed by his parents when their network speed slowed down considerably. The screenshot provided by @NomadsGalaxy shows that the Keurig device was connected to the \"Appliance network\" and had a remarkable upstream traffic of 1,008.45GB over the 10-day period. This average upstream bandwidth of about 9 Mbps could have overwhelmed the access point. The Keurig model in question is the K-Supreme SMART with BrewID, which offers remote brew, on/off, and scheduled brew features via Wi-Fi. The user later mentioned that the UniFi router did not show the exact 1TB upload, and the problem was likely due to local junk data. Following the incident, the coffee maker was placed in a segregated VLAN, which temporarily resolved the issue. Keurig's firmware includes Microsoft's Azure RTOS, and the data sent includes power state, brew state, pod recognition results, and the software version. Keurig has previously collaborated with various companies for data sharing, including brands that sell K-Cups and Nypro, a Jabil subsidiary. The incident comes at a time when privacy concerns regarding IoT devices are growing. Keurig has not yet commented on the matter.",
  "summary": "A Keurig K-Supreme SMART coffee maker sent about 1TB over a family’s home Wi-Fi in 10 days, saturating an access point.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}