Teddy bears overheard conversations two million users worldwide
Recordings of almost 800 thousand owners intelligent Teddy bears were laid out in open access on the network. About it reports the edition Motherboard.
Security experts found that the manufacturer of intelligent bears CloudPets kept records on a single server without a password.
As a result, about two million audio messages were available to the attackers.
Specialist Troy hunt (Troy Hunt) examined the database and found the email archive and passwords to accounts, the majority of the owners of which are used to protect the combination of “123456”.
Smart Teddy bears from the company CloudPets connect to phone or tablet via Bluetooth. The owner of the toy is bound to register an account, after which it can send and receive voice messages with the help of bear.
In August 2016, experts on cybersecurity caught the company-manufacturer of sex toys We-Vibe 4 Plus in the surveillance of users. It turned out that the device for adults may collect such information about the owner, such as preferred time of use, body temperature and favorite modes.