@cerberus have the owners of those devices who are now “screwed” not taken any backups ?? Never trust one single point of failure for your data.
Bug in Millions of Flawed IoT Devices Lets Attackers Eavesdrop
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A remote attacker could exploit a critical vulnerability to eavesdrop on live audio & video or take control. The bug is in ThroughTek’s Kalay network, used in 83m devices.
https://threatpost.com/bug-iot-millions-devices-attackers-eavesdrop/168729/