How to make a male chastity belt

But to achieve this, the software relies on sending commands to a computer server used by the manufacturer.

But it still left an earlier version of the API online, meaning those who had not downloaded the latest version of the app theoretically remained at risk. Techcrunch reported there was no evidence that the hack had been exploited by anyone to cause harm.

Any other attempt to cut through the device's plastic body poses a risk of harm. They have also published a workaround.

Published 16 July Published 4 April Five months on from first getting in touch, the UK security team decided to go public. The BBC has asked Qiui to comment. Pen Test Partners sent follow-up s urging this to be addressed and involved the news site Techcrunch to help press for action.

But it noted that one online reviewer who appeared to have got locked in due to an unrelated bug posted that he had been left with "a bad scar that took nearly a month of recovery". Apps Sex Cyber-security. These could be used to make the server ignore app requests to unlock any of the identified chastity toys, they added, leaving wearers locked in. A security flaw in a hi-tech chastity belt for men made it possible for hackers to remotely lock all the devices in use simultaneously.

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The sex toy's app has been fixed by its Chinese developer after a team of UK security professionals flagged the bug. This could be useful to anyone still using the old version of the app who finds themselves locked in as a result of an attacker making use of the revelation. Techcrunch said Qiui's chief executive subsequently told it he had tried to tackle the issue but added: "When we fix it, it creates more problems. The internet-linked sheath has no manual override, so owners might have been faced with the prospect of having to use a grinder or bolt cutter to free themselves from its metal clamp.

Pen Test Partners believe about 40, devices have been sold based on the of IDs that have been granted by its Guangdong-based creator. Sex toy with camera 'can be hacked'.

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Pen Test Partners PTP - the Buckingham-based cyber-security firm involved - has a reputation for bringing quirky discoveries to light, including problems with other sex toys in the past. Image source, Pen Test Partners.

It says the latest discovery indicates that the makers of "smart" adult-themed products still have lessons to learn. Lock and clamp.

Gadget-makers face ban on easy-to-guess passwords. Mr Lomas' team flagged the issue to Qiui in May, after which it updated its app as well as the server-based application programming interface API involved. In addition, they said, they could reveal a unique code that had been ased to each device.

The cage wirelessly connects to a smartphone via a Bluetooth al, which is used to trigger the device's lock-and-clamp mechanism. The security researchers said they discovered a way to fool the server into disclosing the registered name of each device owner, among other personal details, as well as the co-ordinates of every location from where the app had been used. Pen Test Partners acknowledged that in doing so, however, it made a real-world attack more likely.

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