Bitdefender and Netgear 2025 IoT Security Landscape Report Shows Alarming Rise in Smart Home Threats

Bitdefender, in partnership with NETGEAR, has released the 2025 IoT Security Landscape Report, a data-rich look at the risks facing connected homes worldwide.  

Using telemetry from 6.1 million smart homes and data from over 58 million IoT devices, the report offers a rare glimpse into how everyday gadgets – from TVs and cameras to routers and solar inverters – are shaping the next generation of cyber threats. 

Between January and October 2025, Bitdefender technologies detected 13.6 billion at