Fitbit Vulnerabilities Expose Wearer Data

  • 18 September 2017
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September 18, 2017 By Tara Seals
 
The University of Edinburgh has released results from a new study that reveals how personal information can be stolen from Fitbit fitness bands.
 
Researchers analyzed the Fitbit One and Fitbit Flex wristbands, and discovered a way of intercepting messages transmitted between fitness trackers and the cloud servers where data is sent for analysis. This allowed them to access personal information and create false activity records, thus sharing unauthorized personal data with third parties.
 
These include online retailers and marketing agencies. As corporate wellness programs evolve, they include things like physical activity as a basis to offer discounts on insurance or rewards such as.gift cards. Enterprising fraudsters could send such companies false activity data, thereby manipulating rates.
 
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This one is for the record!!!Now our wrist bands are being hacked...............what's next????

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