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In early September 2023, many users of Wyze security cameras reported being able to see the feeds of cameras that were not their own. A Wyze spokesperson reported this was because of a "web caching issue and [had been] resolved". Users throughout social-media platforms such as [[Twitter]] and [[Reddit]] reported this issue, and within 30 minutes, the camera-view portal was shut down.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=9 Sep 2023 |title=Your Wyze webcam might have let other owners peek into your house |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23865255/wyze-security-camera-feeds-web-view-issue |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> | In early September 2023, many users of Wyze security cameras reported being able to see the feeds of cameras that were not their own. A Wyze spokesperson reported this was because of a "web caching issue and [had been] resolved". Users throughout social-media platforms such as [[Twitter]] and [[Reddit]] reported this issue, and within 30 minutes, the camera-view portal was shut down.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Peters |first=Jay |date=9 Sep 2023 |title=Your Wyze webcam might have let other owners peek into your house |url=https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23865255/wyze-security-camera-feeds-web-view-issue |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=The Verge}}</ref> | ||
In late February 2024, after bringing servers back from a company outage, about 13,000 users<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=u/H3H3ather |date=19 Feb 2024 |title=I was watched by someone |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1aulfw4/i_was_watched_by_someone/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref> were able to view thumbnails from another user's cameras, with about 1,500<ref name=":1" /> being able to view the video.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=28 Feb 2024 |title=Wyze cameras let other people view her home: why cloud security is an oxymoron |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZl7FBipXA |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |date=20 Feb 2024 |title=About 13,000 home security customers were shown someone else’s home |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/tech/wyze-breach-camera/index.html |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=CNN}}</ref> | In late February 2024, after bringing servers back from a company outage, about 13,000 users<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=@u/H3H3ather |date=19 Feb 2024 |title=I was watched by someone |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1aulfw4/i_was_watched_by_someone/ |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |via=Reddit}}</ref> were able to view thumbnails from another user's cameras, with about 1,500<ref name=":1" /> being able to view the video.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rossmann |first=Louis |date=28 Feb 2024 |title=Wyze cameras let other people view her home: why cloud security is an oxymoron |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZl7FBipXA |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |via=YouTube}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |date=20 Feb 2024 |title=About 13,000 home security customers were shown someone else’s home |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/tech/wyze-breach-camera/index.html |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |website=CNN}}</ref> | ||
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