Experts in cybersecurity warn that erotic toys with bluetooth connection are likely to be hacked, with very unpleasant results for users who use one whose security has been violated.

This is what Panda Security warns , which has ensured that the simpler the processor that connects one of these toys with the mobile to alter its behavior, the easier it is also for a malicious user to sneak into its infrastructure and modify its operation.

They point out that these toys are not sold on turbid pages of dubious reputation, but on widely known websites such as Amazon . Most of these erotic toys are connected to a mobile app via Bluetooth and receive orders on the intensity of their operation or cycles of use.

Beyond the misuse of the device, which is the first and simplest thing that can be done with hacking, user data is also at risk: you can know the device that activates the toy, who uses it, the frequency of use and the moments when you turn it on. This is enough information to blackmail the owner of the toy.

The BLE network protocol, Bluetooth Low Energy, with which most erotic toys work, constantly traces the devices that are nearby to connect to the user's. Therefore, another user with a cell phone or other device nearby can connect without permission so easily.

These simple devices have no protection

"As they are designed to be part of Internet networks of domestic things, a good part of them does not even ask for a PIN or a password to control them," they say from Panda Security. And if you use a key to add security, they are usually too simple, such as 0000 or 1234.

This happens with the simplest toys, but those more advanced involve other problems, such as filtering users' images. If a hacker knows when a person uses one of them, he can also try to sneak into the cameras near the user to get a snapshot of a moment of intimacy and use it as blackmail.

It is not necessary to be a public figure to face these situations of theft of personal data . There are cases of users who have stolen private photos to upload them to the Internet in order to embarrass them or get a ransom, which hardly ever gets the content removed.

Remote access to sex toys has been studied in depth in the past. PornHub, one of the main websites of Internet pornography, conducted a study in 2016 on vulnerabilities, related problems and the code of conduct for researchers in the field of sex toys.

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