Ransom sought: Stuffed toys leak millions of kids & parents recordings

Source: CNN Money

Recorded messages spoken to teddy bears could pose privacy risks for children.

A security vulnerability allowed anyone to view personal information, photos and recordings of children's voices from CloudPets toys. And at one point, some people tried to hold all of that information for ransom.

According to a report compiled by security researcher Troy Hunt, over 820,000 user accounts were exposed. That includes 2.2 million voice recordings

The data is no longer publicly accessible. But CloudPets has not informed users of the leak, and as far as researchers know, the passwords are still active. This could be a violation of the law. In California, the government requires companies to notify users if their information was exposed online. CloudPets, and its maker Spiral Toys, are based in California.

Read more: http://money.cnn.com/2017/02/27/technology/cloudpets-data-leak-voices-photos/

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Link to Troy Hunt details

https://www.troyhunt.com/data-from-connected-cloudpets-teddy-bears-leaked-and-ransomed-exposing-kids-voice-messages/


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