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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: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday October 07 2020, @02:02PM (2 children)
The real lulz is that in order to free your digital bits, you have to cut the plastic part of the device apart, and then touch a battery to a specific set of contacts that will energize the motor. (see article)
When you GOTO a dark place, always PEEK before you POKE.
(Score: 2) by DannyB on Wednesday October 07 2020, @02:14PM (1 child)
When you GOTO a dark place, always PEEK before you POKE.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday October 07 2020, @07:27PM
Not incorrect, just Pommie-speak.