Thursday, 4 February 2016

Fisher Price’s Smart Toy range found vulnerable to hacking

Wi-Fi-enabled toys from Fisher Price could have put children’s information on the line. Its Smart Toy range has been diagnosed with a security vulnerability that could leak the owners’ information to hackers, a security analyst has revealed.

Rapid7’s Mark Stanislav shared in a recent publication that Fisher Price’s Smart Toy range carried “Vulnerability R7-2015-27: Improper Authentication Handling“. This vulnerability arises from a weak authentication and verification system on the toy’s platform and could allow hackers access to the toy’s details. Data at stake include toy ID, toy name, type and associated child’s profile including the name, birth date, gender, language and the toys they play with. For the full article click here 



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