Millions of CamHi wireless cameras made more secure after hacking risk - Which? News - Which?
More than 100,000 smart devices in the UK - and millions more worldwide - have been made more secure following Which? intervention to improve hacking protections. The maker of CamHi - an app that has been downloaded millions of times globally - has imposed stronger password protections and other improvements following our exposure of various vulnerabilities. We have also closed a security vulnerability with a Yale Burglar alarm after finding an issue in our testing. Read on for more on how we are working to make your smart devices more secure. Smart home reviews - browse reviews of cameras, doorbells and more, fully checked for privacy and security Security risks leave wireless cameras open to being hacked We first reported concerns with wireless cameras running a mobile app called CamHi back in 2019. Working with US security researcher, Paul Marrapese, we showed in June 2020 how more than 100,000 devices being used by real UK consumers could be trivially hacked ...
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