Cooked Crack Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Quote A hacker took control of people's internet-connected chastity cages and demanded a ransom to be paid in Bitcoin to unlock it. "Your **** is mine now," the hacker told one of the victims, according to a screenshot of the conversation obtained by a security researcher that goes by the name Smelly and is the founder of vx-underground, a website that collects malware samples Quote In October of last year, security researchers found that the manufacturer of an Internet of Things chastity cage—a sex toy that users put around their penis to prevent erections that is used in the BDSM community and can be unlocked remotely—had left an API exposed, giving malicious hackers a chance to take control of the devices. That's exactly what happened, according to a security researcher who obtained screenshots of conversations between the hacker and several victims, and according to victims interviewed by Motherboard. A victim who asked to be identified only as Robert said that he received a message from a hacker demanding a payment of 0.02 Bitcoin (around $750 today) to unlock the device. He realized his cage was definitely "locked," and he "could not gain access to it." "Fortunately I didn’t have this locked on myself while this happened," Robert said in an online chat. Quote Qiui, the China-based manufacturer of the device, which is aptly called Cellmate, did not respond to a request for comment. Alex Lomas, a security researcher at Pentest Partners, who audited the Cellmate device, confirmed that some users received the extortion messages, and said this highlights the need for better security practices. https://www.vice.com/amp/en/article/m7apnn/your-****-is-mine-now-hacker-locks-internet-connected-chastity-cage-demands-ransom?__twitter_impression=true That's why I always keep my chastity cage in airplane mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bearrock Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Wow, I thought for sure that OP would be @China Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Just now, bearrock said: Wow, I thought for sure that OP would be @China I did see the article but didn't post it. I guess I don't have the interest in chastity devices that @Cooked Crack does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooked Crack Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 30 minutes ago, China said: I did see the article but didn't post it. I guess I don't have the interest in chastity devices that @Cooked Crack does. I'm just really into internet security. I swear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 I am in favor of anything that impedes stupid people from reproducing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander -JB- Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 Where’s Lorena Bobbitt when you need her? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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