Flaws in smart toy back-end servers puts kids and their families at risk

The vulnerabilities would have given attackers access to children’s names, birth dates, gender and even location.
By Lucian Constantin
Over the past two years security researchers have shown that many Internet-connected “smart” devices have not been designed with security in mind. This also seems to be the case for their back-end systems.
The latest example are flaws found in the Web services operated by smart-toy makers which could expose children’s personal information and location.
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