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from the another-day-another-IoT-problem dept.
Cellmate: Male chastity gadget hack could lock users in:
A security flaw in a hi-tech chastity belt for men made it possible for hackers to remotely lock all the devices in use simultaneously.
The internet-linked sheath has no manual override, so owners might have been faced with the prospect of having to use a grinder or bolt cutter to free themselves from its metal clamp.
The sex toy's app has been fixed by its Chinese developer after a team of UK security professionals flagged the bug.
This could be useful to anyone still using the old version of the app who finds themselves locked in as a result of an attacker making use of the revelation.
Any other attempt to cut through the device's plastic body poses a risk of harm.
[...] The security researchers said they discovered a way to fool the server into disclosing the registered name of each device owner, among other personal details, as well as the co-ordinates of every location from where the app had been used.
In addition, they said, they could reveal a unique code that had been assigned to each device.
These could be used to make the server ignore app requests to unlock any of the identified chastity toys, they added, leaving wearers locked in.
Also at The Verge and gizmodo.
(Score: 4, Touché) by zocalo on Wednesday October 07 2020, @12:07PM
Maybe because they're Uighurs, and that's what they've been "re-educated" to do? Also, compared to forced sterilization, it's probably a better option come to think of it.
FYI, the BBC's coverage [bbc.com] of this includes a map. There actually are quite a lot of Chinese users, but also quite high adoption right across Europe, the more urban areas of the US and Australia, then a smattering elsewhere. Can't speak for China, but the rest are basically all places where you tend to find people with First World Problems, which might be a clue as to who the typical users are.
UNIX? They're not even circumcised! Savages!