Retailers urged to withdraw toys that allow hackers to talk to children

Minimalist · Nov 14, 2017

A consumer group is urging major retailers to withdraw a number of “connected” or “intelligent” toys likely to be popular at Christmas, after finding security failures that it warns could put children’s safety at risk.

Tests carried out by Which? with the German consumer group Stiftung Warentest, and other security research experts, found flaws in Bluetooth and wifi-enabled toys that could enable a stranger to talk to a child.

The investigation found that four out of seven of the tested toys could be used to communicate with the children playing with them. Security failures were discovered in the Furby Connect, i-Que Intelligent Robot, Toy-Fi Teddy and CloudPets.
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https://www.theguardian.com/technol...w-toys-that-allow-hackers-to-talk-to-children

Krusty · Nov 14, 2017

I thought something about that sounded familiar.

https://www.nbcnews.com/technology/hacker-attempts-harass-toddler-through-baby-monitor-6C10916536

Minimalist · Jun 8, 2018

CloudPets May Be Out of Business, But Security Concerns Remain

More than a year after CloudPets connected teddy bears were found to have exposed 2.2 million voice recordings between parents and their children in a significant data breach, Amazon, Target and Walmart have pulled the toys from their online markets. But it’s the installed base of the connected cuddlies that should be of greater concern.
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https://threatpost.com/cloudpets-may-be-out-of-business-but-security-concerns-remain

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