EUFY sells semi-intelligent surveillance cameras capable of making the difference between a dog and a human being for example. These devices, produced by a subsidiary of the Anker group, are known to be a very good value for money. In addition to their “intelligent” features, the company promises that the data is saved in a “local” manner which considerably reduces the risk of hacking.
A promise that made a large part of the company's communication. The question of respect for privacy is crucial for a device as a video surveillance camera. But during Thanksgiving Festival in the United States, a computer researcher named Paul Moore wanted to check the company's promise.
A doubt that has existed for several months
Last year of researchers already questioned the functioning of these cameras. They had spotted “abnormal flows” without going further in their investigation. By studying these cameras closely, Moore discovered that they sent many data toAWS serversof the parent company.
Worse still, this information was not even quantified and anyone could have intercepted it, recovering all the personal data they contain. As Paul Moore explains on Twitter, the cameras take screenshots from their field of vision when she detects a movement.
This screenshot is transmitted to the owner of the camera via the dedicated mobile application. During its journey, the image will go through the Eufy servers. Today the company recognizes that this path exists well. Worse, she explains that when the user refused to receive the notifications, the image is nevertheless sent to the server.
A “bug” that will be quickly corrected
This “bug” as the company presented it was immediately corrected and in its declaration the brand assured that the data was anonymous. A point of view that Paul Moore does not share who found several information about him by studying his own camera.
In the turmoil, the EUFY company reacted explaining that several things were going to be updated following these discoveries. For the moment the code seems to be unchanged and the next version of the application is expected to be firmly. There is no doubt that a good number of computer researchers will now go and check that everything is in order at the heart of the application.
Today EUFY cameras are used by thousands of people around the world. They are among the cheapest solutions on the market and are compatible with Homekit,Apple home automation application.
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