Google Home Speaker bug downloaded gigabytes of Wi-Fi data

A server misconfiguration caused some Google Home Speakers to repeatedly download the same software update, consuming up to 3 TB of traffic. Google confirmed the bug affected only some devices and said it has been fixed.

• One user reported about 3 TB of data used over a couple of weeks
• WIRED's author saw 487 GB consumed in ten days
• Google blamed a server misconfiguration and rolled out a fix
• The bug affected only some Google Home Speaker units