Friday, October 20, 2017

Security Report: Kids Smartwatches Found to Act Like Bugs and Worse

The tests done by Mnemonic have uncovered critical security flaws in three of the apps and devices. 

As detailed in Mnemonic's report, two of the devices have flaws which could allow a potential attacker to take control of the apps, thus gaining access to children's real-time and historical location and personal details, as well as even enabling them to contact the children directly, all without the parents’ knowledge.

Additionally, several of the devices transmit personal data to servers located in North America and East Asia, in some cases without any encryption in place.

One of the watches also functions as a listening device, allowing the parent or a stranger with some technical knowledge to audio monitor the surroundings of the child without any clear indication on the physical watch that this is taking place. more