Eken Group has reportedly issued a firmware replace to resolve main safety points with its low-cost doorbell cameras that had been uncovered by a Client Experiences investigation earlier this 12 months. The cameras in query pair with the Aiwit app and are bought below a slew of name names, together with Eken, Tuck, Fishbot, Rakeblue, Andoe, Gemee and Luckwolf. Throughout its assessments, the watchdog found that the unencrypted cameras could expose sensitive information like dwelling IP addresses and Wi-Fi networks, and permit exterior events to entry pictures from a digital camera’s feed utilizing its serial quantity. Now, Consumer Reports says the problems have been mounted — simply ensure you replace your units.
Units from these manufacturers ought to now replicate a firmware model of two.4.1 or increased, which might point out they’ve acquired the replace. Client Experiences says its personal samples received the replace mechanically, however it might’t harm to double examine in your settings contemplating the dangers (that’s, when you haven’t tossed the cameras out already). The publication says it’s confirmed that the replace fixes the safety issues. Eken additionally instructed Client Experiences that the 2 doorbell cams it had rated with the “Don’t Purchase” label — the Eken Good Video Doorbell and Tuck Sharkpop Doorbell Digicam — have been discontinued.
These doorbell cameras, which had been bought on well-liked ecommerce platforms together with Amazon, Walmart and Temu however since seem to have been pulled, additionally lacked the correct labeling required by the FCC. The corporate instructed Client Experiences it’ll add these IDs to new merchandise shifting ahead. Following its assessments of the replace, Client Experiences has eliminated the warning labels from its scorecards.
