Wyze Security Camera Flaw Leaves Consumer Videos Exposed, Report Alleges
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Wyze Security Camera Flaw Leaves Consumer Videos Exposed, Report Alleges
Home security product maker Wyze left a security flaw in its popular Wyze Cam v1 unfixed for three years before "retiring" the device, according to a new report from security research firm Bitdefender. The flaw allows access to video files stored on SD cards in the Wyze Cam v1 without authentication, meaning that criminals could potentially access private footage on over a million cameras.
The report comes after Wyze discontinued support for its Wyze Cam v1 earlier this year, informing customers: "After almost 5 amazing years, we'll be retiring Wyze Cam v1 on February 1, 2022 as it can no longer support a necessary security update. You can still use your Wyze Cam v1 after this date, but as our End-of-Life policy states, Wyze will no longer sell, improve, or maintain Wyze Cam v1."
According to Tuesday's report, Bitdefender contacted Wyze about the vulnerability in March 2019. Wyze patched the vulnerability in other devices, including the Wyze Cam Pan and the Wyze Cam v2, in the following months but did not acknowledge receipt of Bitdefender's message until 20 months later, in November 2020, according to Bitdefender.
Wyze did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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Wyze will no longer provide support for its first smart home security camera, the Wyze Cam v1. Wyze is retiring the camera as of Tuesday because it doesn't support a necessary security update, the company said in a message sent customers, which was earlier reported by Gizmodo.
"After almost 5 amazing years, we'll be retiring Wyze Cam v1 on February 1, 2022 as it can no longer support a necessary security update," reads the message, which was posted to a Wyze support forum last week. "You can still use your Wyze Cam v1 after this date, but as our End-of-Life policy states, Wyze will no longer sell, improve, or maintain Wyze Cam v1."
Wyze didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The company's original camera made waves in 2017 due to its rock-bottom $27 price. At the time, competing products easily cost 10 times as much.
The company released the third-gen version of its security camera, the $36 Wyze Cam v3, in 2020. Despite its low price, it offers motion detection and local data storage, features that usually command a premium.
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