Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked
The Verge
A hacker revealed that the Eiliko robot toy stores kids' conversations and photos on unsecured Chinese servers, allowing remote hijacking.Summary
The Eiliko, a cute robot toy made by Energize Lab, stores all conversations on Chinese servers without encryption or proper security. Hacker Sammy Azdoufal discovered that the company profiles users—including children—collecting sensitive data like names, ages, and personal details. He accessed over 13 million conversations and could remotely control any of the 68,000 toys worldwide. Energize Lab ignored warnings and has poor security practices, such as weak admin passwords. Azdoufal even hijacked a toy's AI, making it say false and harmful things. The toy poses serious privacy and safety risks.
(Source：The Verge)