Security News > 2020 > January > Google Boots Security Camera Maker From Nest Hub After Private Images Go Public

China-based electronics company Xiaomi said it has fixed a "Cache update" issue for its Xiaomi Mijia smart camera after a Reddit user claims that attempts to view Xiaomi camera footage on his Google Nest Hub instead showed videos of strangers.

This security camera can be linked to the Google Nest Hub if users integrate their Google accounts on Xiaomi's Mi Home application.

The camera owner, under the Reddit name "Dio-V," said that when he tried to view footage from his Xiaomi Mijia camera on the Google Nest Hub, he instead saw various pieces of random footage, including pictures of strangers' houses and even one that seemingly showed a man sitting on a couch.

In this case, it happened during the integration between the Mijia security camera 1080p and the Google Nest Hub with a display screen under poor network conditions, the company said.

Google for its part said in a media statement it's shutting down Xiaomi device access to its Google Nest Hub until the issue is revolved: "We're aware of the issue and are in contact with Xiaomi to work on a fix," Google told media reports in a statement.

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