Data leak by IoT device maker Wyze exposes personal information of 2.4 million people
Smart home device company Wyze has confirmed that personal data gathered from millions of users was left exposed on the internet for weeks, including email addresses and health data.
The breach was discovered by security consulting firm Twelve Security and confirmed by IPVM, both posting blogs about it on Dec. 26. According to Twelve Security, the compromised data gathered from 2.4 million people included users' emails, nicknames given to cameras, Wi-Fi names, health data like weight and gender, and information on users' Wyze devices.
The report has since been confirmed by Wyze's co-founder and chief product officer Dongsheng Song, who said in a Dec. 27 forum post that user data was left exposed from Dec. 4 to 26. According to Song, human error was to blame for the breach. Read more...
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