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UK Government Warns of Cybersecurity Risks in Bluetooth-Enabled Sex Toys
- Hackers could "weaponise" remote-controlled sex toys, causing "physical and psychological harm" to users, according to experts.
- The report found that connections between sex toys and smartphones are often not encrypted, making them vulnerable to cyber attacks.
- Mark Coté stated that smart tech has not been fully considered for privacy consequences and potential misuse.
- The research warns about the risks of connected sex toys and other devices, which pose high risks of harm to users, including psychological harm.
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Remote-controlled sex toys ‘vulnerable to attack by third parties’
Remote-controlled sex toys may be vulnerable to attack by malicious third parties, according to new research. The combination of sex toys and technologies have multiple vulnerabilities, which demonstrate ‘clear capacity to inflict physical and psychological harm on to unknowing consumers’, the research from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. Vulnerabilities include the Bluetooth connectivity that links the device with a compa…
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