{"id":21428,"date":"2026-10-15T12:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21428"},"modified":"2026-10-15T12:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:02:55","slug":"your-secrets-arent-safe-with-this-cute-robot-toy-theyre-on-chinese-servers-ready-to-be-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.theck1.no\/?p=21428","title":{"rendered":"Your secrets aren\u2019t safe with this cute robot toy \u2014 they\u2019re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"

AI-rewritten:<\/strong> This is a summary of an article from The Verge, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story.<\/p>\n

The Verge • Sean Hollister • October 15, 2026<\/strong><\/div>\n\n

A new digital pet called Eiliko, made by Energize Lab, sends conversations about users directly to servers in China. The company does not seem to care about this security risk. A researcher named Sammy Azdoufal discovered that he could access a complete transcript of every conversation anyone had with the toy. He also found that he could read 13 million other conversations and control over 68,000 active robot toys worldwide.<\/p>\n

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Azdoufal noted that the service creates detailed profiles of users based on their chats. These profiles include names, ages, professions, family details, and personal feelings. The company stores this information alongside emails and IP addresses in a searchable database. Azdoufal also found unencrypted photos of children and short audio recordings stored at public web addresses. This violates the privacy policy, which states that recordings should be encrypted and deleted immediately after processing.<\/p>\n

Despite multiple attempts to contact Energize Lab through various email addresses and LinkedIn profiles, the company did not provide meaningful answers. The only responses received were generic automated messages or silence. Azdoufal is working with Tod Beardsley to publish nine official vulnerability reports regarding these security flaws.<\/p>\n

When Azdoufal remotely hacked one of the toys, its artificial intelligence began spreading false information and acting aggressively. It told a user that the Earth was flat and advised them to avoid people with green hair. However, when asked about dangerous situations or vaccines, the toy provided safe answers. A determined hacker could easily override these guardrails to harm children using the devices.<\/p>\n

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Source:<\/strong> The Verge • Sean Hollister • October 15, 2026<\/p>\n

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AI-rewritten: This is a summary of an article from The Verge, rewritten by AI (Qwen, running locally) to make it easier to read. The facts come from the original article – read it for the full story. The Verge • Sean Hollister • October 15, 2026 A new digital pet called Eiliko, made by Energize<\/p>\n

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