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Baby monitor hack highlights manufacturers’ security shortfalls

A Texas couple discovered their toddler’s baby monitor had been hacked by an apparently demented man. The incident highlights the serious security lapses in consumer electronics, experts say. The Federal Trade Commission plans to hold a public workshop in November to discuss privacy and security issues. Consumer electronics companies “very rarely” consider security at the design process, expert says. Manufacturers have gotten away with shoddy security because they have yet to make it a feature they look for when buying a product, he says.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2133852/baby-monitor-hack-highlights-manufacturers–security-shortfalls.html

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