Eufy Security Camera Owners Report Seeing Other Users' Video Feeds

Discussion in 'privacy general' started by hawki, May 17, 2021.

  1. hawki

    hawki Registered Member

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    "Owners of Eufy home security cameras are this morning reporting seeing live and recorded feeds show up in the Eufy app from other users' cameras, in what appears to be a disturbing breach of privacy and a major malfunctioning of the company's service...

    ...some users are claiming they are even able to pan and zoom strangers' cameras...

    Some owners affected by the issue are in the United States, but others are located as far afield as New Zealand, suggesting the breach is global..."

    https://www.macrumors.com/2021/05/17/eufy-camera-users-security-breach/
     
  2. Palancar

    Palancar Registered Member

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    Stuff like this is why ALL my cameras are kept outside just looking for "bad guys" approaching my house. Never inside! They are on separate LAN's too!
     
  3. hawki

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    Here's Anker's statement:

    "Due to a software bug during our latest server upgrade at 4:50 AM EST today, a limited number (0.001%) of our users were able to access video feeds from other users’ cameras. Our engineering team recognized this issue at around 5:30 AM EST, and quickly got it fixed by 6:30AM EST.

    The issue affected users at a small rate in the United States, New Zealand, Australia, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina. Users in Europe remain unaffected..."

    https://www.engadget.com/anker-eufy-security-camera-privacy-bug-130449901.html
     
  4. Rasheed187

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    Yes exactly, but I choose to don't use them at all, can't trust these guys, this is a huge blunder! But I do live in an appartment so I don't really need it anyway.
     
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