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On two separate occasions from September 2023 to February 2024, Wyze personal security cameras were able to be accessed by other owners because of security failures. | On two separate occasions from September 2023 to February 2024, Wyze personal security cameras were able to be accessed by other owners because of security failures. | ||
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 |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 |website=The Verge |date=9 Sep 2023 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https:// | 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 |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 |website=The Verge |date=9 Sep 2023 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260219050147/https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/8/23865255/wyze-security-camera-feeds-web-view-issue |archive-date=19 Feb 2026}}</ref> | ||
In late February 2024, after bringing servers back from a company outage, about 13,000 users<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=H3H3ather |title=I was watched by someone |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1aulfw4/i_was_watched_by_someone/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=19 Feb 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220000255/https://old.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1aulfw4/i_was_watched_by_someone/ |archive-date=20 Feb 2024}}</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 |title=Wyze cameras let other people view her home: why cloud security is an oxymoron | In late February 2024, after bringing servers back from a company outage, about 13,000 users<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |author=H3H3ather |title=I was watched by someone |url=https://old.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1aulfw4/i_was_watched_by_someone/ |website=[[Reddit]] |date=19 Feb 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240220000255/https://old.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1aulfw4/i_was_watched_by_someone/ |archive-date=20 Feb 2024}}</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 |title=Wyze cameras let other people view her home: why cloud security is an oxymoron | ||
|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZl7FBipXA |website=[[YouTube]] |date=28 Feb 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228155815/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZl7FBipXA |archive-date=28 Feb 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |title=About 13,000 home security customers were shown someone else’s home | |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZl7FBipXA |website=[[YouTube]] |date=28 Feb 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240228155815/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkZl7FBipXA |archive-date=28 Feb 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Valinsky |first=Jordan |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 |website=CNN |date=20 Feb 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=https:// | |url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/tech/wyze-breach-camera/index.html |website=CNN |date=20 Feb 2024 |access-date=15 Mar 2025 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251102162505/https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/20/tech/wyze-breach-camera/index.html |archive-date=2 Nov 2025}}</ref> | ||
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