Eiliko robot maker Energize Lab left its entire fleet of 68,000 robots open to a remote takeover
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WTF?! A security researcher accessed millions of private conversations collected by Energize Lab's robot toys and remotely altered what one device said. The researcher could access users' personal information, rewrite the robot's memory, and make its AI companion deliver false claims and sexually explicit commands. The findings highlight the security risks posed by connected companions that collect intimate information and allow outsiders to manipulate their responses.
An investigation by The Verge found that researcher Sammy Azdoufal could access 13 million conversations across what appeared to be Energize Lab's entire active fleet of 68,000 Eiliko robots. The US accounted for the largest share of the data, which included more than 31,000 profiles belonging to children.
The exposure extended beyond chat histories. The service analyzed conversations to build detailed user profiles, recording names, ages, birthdays,...
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