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Introducing the book: If It’s Smart, It’s Vulnerable

August 9, 2022

All our devices and gadgets are going online, just like our computers did. But once we’ve successfully connected our devices to the internet, do we have any hope of keeping …

Should you risk buying your child smart toys currently on offer?

November 27, 2017

As the end-of-the-year holiday season approaches, many security researchers, consumer groups and even governments warn against buying specific products or, at least, to make …

German government bans children’s smartwatches, tells parents to destroy them

November 20, 2017

The Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur), Germany’s regulatory agency for public utility companies, has categorized children’s smartwatches as spying …

Teledildonics maker Lovense fixes bug to delete recordings of user sessions from phones

November 13, 2017

Late last week, a Reddit user took to the popular discussion site to reveal that the app that is used to control remote control sex toys made by Lovense “seems to be …

Think twice before buying a smart toy for your child

July 18, 2017

For a while now, security researchers have been warning about the security and privacy dangers of many popular “smart” toys. While consumer protection …

CloudPets connected toys can be turned into remote surveillance devices

March 1, 2017

The CloudPets data breach saga continues, as Spiral Toys finally reported the breach to the California Attorney General’s Office. As a reminder: Leaked data provided to …

Security flaws discovered in smart toys and kids’ watches

February 3, 2016

Rapid7 researchers have unearthed serious flaws in two Internet of Things devices: The Fisher-Price Smart Toy, a “stuffed animal” type of toy that can interact …

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