I've generally been pleased with the Eufy product line specifically because they offer non-IoT versions of things. I bought one of their robot vacuum cleaners because (unlike the Roomba brand) I...
I've generally been pleased with the Eufy product line specifically because they offer non-IoT versions of things. I bought one of their robot vacuum cleaners because (unlike the Roomba brand) I could get one that doesn't connect to the web. Likewise when my baby was born I was pleased to buy their high-quality video monitor which is fully offline and just transmits over good old-fashioned RF. It's got a nice big screen on the receiver, auto IR night vision mode, remote pan/tilt, two different lenses. I'm happy with the product.
I chose to buy "dumb" because I didn't want to gamble against the likelihood of a breach/leak like this occurring. I guess I feel vindicated. I still feel bad for Eufy because I like their hardware design, but we've seen too many times that otherwise good designs don't guarantee good infosec. I just assume by default that all products are going to fall down in that department unless I have a very good reason to believe otherwise.
This seems more like a bug than a hack, but it doesn't make much difference. If you have internet-connected cameras in and around your home, if the data is being sent to a 3rd party, you run the...
This seems more like a bug than a hack, but it doesn't make much difference. If you have internet-connected cameras in and around your home, if the data is being sent to a 3rd party, you run the risk of them becoming accessible to someone you didn't intend to give access to.
I've generally been pleased with the Eufy product line specifically because they offer non-IoT versions of things. I bought one of their robot vacuum cleaners because (unlike the Roomba brand) I could get one that doesn't connect to the web. Likewise when my baby was born I was pleased to buy their high-quality video monitor which is fully offline and just transmits over good old-fashioned RF. It's got a nice big screen on the receiver, auto IR night vision mode, remote pan/tilt, two different lenses. I'm happy with the product.
I chose to buy "dumb" because I didn't want to gamble against the likelihood of a breach/leak like this occurring. I guess I feel vindicated. I still feel bad for Eufy because I like their hardware design, but we've seen too many times that otherwise good designs don't guarantee good infosec. I just assume by default that all products are going to fall down in that department unless I have a very good reason to believe otherwise.
This seems more like a bug than a hack, but it doesn't make much difference. If you have internet-connected cameras in and around your home, if the data is being sent to a 3rd party, you run the risk of them becoming accessible to someone you didn't intend to give access to.