It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. It Could Be an Audio Bug

Here's the administrator's manual for the thing.[1]

Connecting to a HALO device can be done in two separate ways. It can be done with the HALO Device Manager HDM (see HDM Manual) which is the preferred method for setting up multiple HALOs at once. It can also be done by typing the HALO device’s IP address in Google Chrome. A popup will appear asking for a username and password. Type “admin” for the username and “changeme” for the password. Click “Sign in”.

What could possibly go wrong?

[1] https://www.dickerdata.com.au/hubfs/%2B%20New%20Zealand/%2B%...

If I recall correctly, the obviously incompetent clowns responsible for this device make most of their money in radio systems for public safety and critical industrial uses.

I had a scary (and hopefully illogical) thought today: what’s stopping threat actors from selling SSDs that are „pimped“ with a SIM-card and some additional stuff, and phone home „interesting“ pieces from said SSD?