Internet-connected Hello Barbie doll can be hacked

In news that should surprise no one, connecting a toy to the Internet invites the risk of hacking.

So it went with Hello Barbie, which lets children converse with the doll over a cloud server connection. As reported by the Wall Street Journal, BlueBox Security and independent researcher Andrew Hay uncovered several vulnerabilities in the toy, the worst of which could allow an attacker to intercept a child’s communications.

The good news is that ToyTalk, which partnered with Mattel on Hello Barbie, has been very responsive to the findings according to BlueBox. The companies have already fixed many of the issues, which first came to their attention in mid-November.

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