Eiliko toy robot found to have security flaws as maker responds
What happened
On 22 October 2026, The Verge reported security flaws in the Eiliko toy robot from Energize Lab. At 19:00 the same day, The Verge published the maker's response: Energize Lab said it had shut off all external access to its backend systems, disabled the interface for remotely changing the robot's replies, and taken the long-term memory and custom avatar features offline. It promised to delete stored conversation records, user profiles and avatar images, and hired an independent security firm to review its systems. The report did not disclose the specific details of the flaws, their scope or the number of affected users.
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- The Verge · AIEiliko maker says it’s hiring an ‘’independent security firm’ after Verge report on its insecure robots
Eiliko, a cute robot charm you can hang on your bag with built-in AI conversations, turned out to be a security nightmare. It told owners that "your secrets are safe with me," but hackers could easily read complete transcripts of everything we told the toy, and that was just the beginning.
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