Security News

Google suspends Xiaomi from Home Hub over camera privacy glitch
2020-01-07 12:51

Google has temporarily disconnected Xiaomi's IP cameras from its Home Hub service after a user reported that he was seeing images from other people's devices. Reddit user u/Dio-V found that Xiaomi's Mijia 1080p IP camera was sending still images from other peoples' homes when he accessed it via his Google Home Hub.

Google Blocks Xiaomi Integrations Over Privacy Concerns
2020-01-06 17:34

Google last week disabled all Xiaomi integrations on Nest Hub after learning that some users could access other people's camera feeds. Although the Mi Home Security Camera Basic 1080p was found at fault, Google decided to disable all Xiaomi integrations on its devices.

Don't Xiaomi pics of other people's places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home
2020-01-03 12:47

Xiaomi has blamed some post-Christmas cache digestion problems after finding itself plonked on the naughty step by Google - which blocked the Chinese tech conglomerate's devices from its Nest Hub and Assistant last night. The Xiaomi Mijia 1080P Smart IP Security Camera retails for £38 on Amazon, and can be bought from Chinese retailers like BangGoood and GearBest for about $25. Dio-V says he bought his camera new from AliExpress, and it was running the latest firmware version.

Don't Xiaomi pics of other people's places! Chinese kitmaker fingers dodgy Boxing Day cache update after Google banishes it from Home
2020-01-03 12:47

Xiaomi has blamed some post-Christmas cache digestion problems after finding itself plonked on the naughty step by Google - which blocked the Chinese tech conglomerate's devices from its Nest Hub and Assistant last night. The Xiaomi Mijia 1080P Smart IP Security Camera retails for £38 on Amazon, and can be bought from Chinese retailers like BangGoood and GearBest for about $25. Dio-V says he bought his camera new from AliExpress, and it was running the latest firmware version.

Xiaomi Cameras Connected to Google Nest Expose Video Feeds From Others
2020-01-03 02:58

In one such recent privacy mishap, smart IP cameras manufactured by Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi found mistakenly sharing surveillance footage of Xiaomi users with other random users without any permission. The issue appears to affect Xiaomi IP cameras only when streamed through connected Google's Nest Hub, which came into light when a Reddit user claimed that his Google Nest Hub is apparently pulling random feeds from other users instead of his own Xiaomi Mijia cameras.

Bug Hunters Hack Samsung Galaxy S10, Xiaomi Mi9 at Pwn2Own
2019-11-07 19:14

Pwn2Own Tokyo 2019 has come to an end and on the second day of the hacking contest bug bounty hunters have earned a total of $120,000 for demonstrating exploits against Samsung Galaxy S10 and...

Unpatched Android flaw exploited by attackers, impacts Pixel, Samsung, Xiaomi devices
2019-10-04 10:17

A privilege escalation vulnerability affecting phones running Android 8.x and later is being leveraged by attackers in the wild, Google has revealed. Interestingly enough, the flaw was patched in...

Unpatched Flaw in Xiaomi's Built-in Browser App Lets Hackers Spoof URLs
2019-04-05 10:48

EXCLUSIVE — Beware, if you are using a Xiaomi's Mi or Redmi smartphone, you should immediately stop using its built-in MI browser or the Mint browser available on Google Play Store for non-Xiaomi...

Hackers Could Turn Pre-Installed Antivirus App on Xiaomi Phones Into Malware
2019-04-04 18:48

What could be worse than this, if the software that's meant to protect your devices leave backdoors open for hackers or turn into malware? Researchers today revealed that a security app that comes...

Vulnerability found in Guard Provider, Xiaomi’s pre-installed security app
2019-04-04 13:10

Check Point Research discovered a vulnerability in one of the preinstalled apps on devices manufactured by one of the world’s biggest mobile vendors, Xiaomi. The vulnerability would have allowed...