The first Wyze breach occurred after an employee created a flexible database to quickly pull user analytics, such as camera connectivity rates, user growth and the number of devices connected per user, Mr. Crosby said.
Customers passwords were not saved on the breached database, so hackers could not access live camera feeds, said Dongsheng Song, a co-founder at Wyze.
Wyze plans to send an email to its customers on Monday night detailing the first breach and the actions the company is taking to further protect their information, Mr. Crosby said.
Consumers have zero control, Jennifer King, the director of consumer privacy at the Center for Internet and Society at Stanford Law School, said on Monday.
If the company isnt necessarily practicing the best security practices you can do all you can and youre still going to be exposed.
Americans have the Federal Trade Commission, an agency that oversees policy privacy but has increasingly failed to police tech companies.
While Congress has not yet passed federal legislation to provide consumers with protections against data breaches, all 50 states and D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S.
Consumers should be wary of low-priced smart home devices what you save in money, you might pay for with a breach of your sensitive information, Ms. Pfefferkorn said.
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