Eken Group has reportedly issued a firmware replace to resolve main safety points with its low cost doorbell cameras that have been uncovered by a Shopper Stories investigation earlier this 12 months. The cameras in query pair with the Aiwit app and are offered beneath a slew of brand name names, together with Eken, Tuck, Fishbot, Rakeblue, Andoe, Gemee and Luckwolf. Throughout its exams, the watchdog discovered that the unencrypted cameras might expose delicate info like dwelling IP addresses and Wi-Fi networks, and permit outdoors events to entry photos from a digicam’s feed utilizing its serial quantity. Now, Shopper Stories says the problems have been mounted — simply be sure to replace your gadgets.
Units from these manufacturers ought to now mirror a firmware model of two.4.1 or greater, which might point out they’ve acquired the replace. Shopper Stories says its personal samples bought the replace mechanically, however it could possibly’t damage to double verify in your settings contemplating the dangers (that’s, in case you haven’t tossed the cameras out already). The publication says it’s confirmed that the replace fixes the safety issues. Eken additionally advised Shopper Stories that the 2 doorbell cams it had rated with the “Don’t Purchase” label — the Eken Good Video Doorbell and Tuck Sharkpop Doorbell Digital camera — have been discontinued.
These doorbell cameras, which have been offered on common 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 advised Shopper Stories it’s going to add these IDs to new merchandise shifting ahead. Following its exams of the replace, Shopper Stories has eliminated the warning labels from its scorecards.