please unlock the door. that s a hacker unlocking your door. the smartlock is connected to a device that enables you to control your home appliances from your phone. daniel crowley, a security researcher found a flaw in that device. i run code on it and compromise it, set up a back door. or i can control any device hooked up to it. and in a world full of these types of devices that let you do anything from flush your toilet to turn on your lights through your smartphone, a hacker can make your house feel haunted. i can open up any of these rooms which have been associated with this device and control them. turning them on or turning them off. sound like something cass par would do? these security researchers found an issue with this hub that enabled them to take control of the devices connected to it. a similar vulnerability was found in a children s toy this toy rabbit has a camera that syncs with an app on a parent s mobile device, designed for keeping an eye on your kids.
control them turning them on or turning them off. reporter: these security researchers found to control the devices connected to them. a similar vulnerable was found in a children s toy. this toy rabbit has a camera that syncs with an app on a parents mobile device. designed for keeping an eye on your kids, but someone else could, too. i was able to pull from it a url which was the direct video feed and as long as the access token was still valid, had. been expired yet, i could watch that feed indefinitely. reporter: they fixed the issue identified by these researchers. a hacker requires a secure connection and a majority of their users have secure connections. the makers did not immediately respond to cnn s request for comment. as for ways to stay safe, always put a strong password on your internet connection. keep your software up to date and never click on links from strangers. she joins us now.
just set up a back door or i can control any device hooked up to it. reporter: in a world full of these types of devices that let you do everything from flush your toilet to turn or your lights through your smartphone, a hacker can make your house feel haunted. i can open up any of these rooms that have been con figured or associated with this device and control it. either turning them on or off. reporter: sound like something kas per would do. a similar vulnerability was found in a children s toy. this toy rabbit had a tam ra that sings with an app on a mobile device. someone else could too. that traffic i was able to capture and then pull from it a url which was the direct video feed and as long as the access token was still valid and hadn t been expired i could watch that
that traffic, i was able to capture and pull from it a url. which was the direct video feed. and as long as the access token was still valid, it hadn t been expired yet, i could watch that video feed indefinitely. insteon has fixed the issue identified by the researchers, verolite stresses that the hackers need a internet connection. the makers of the baby monitor and the toy rabbit did not immediately respond to cnn s request for comment. as for ways to stay safe? always paut strong pass word on your internet connection and never click on links from strangers. and wolf, i should say when it comes to the baby monitor had the couple updated their software, this could have been prevented. but that being said, when you have a baby monitor, you don t think, if i don t update the software, someone can hack in