Eiliko maker hires security firm after robot flaws exposed

energize lab, the maker of eiliko, a robot charm with built-in ai conversations, has confirmed the security issues reported by the verge and is taking steps to address them. the company is hiring an independent security firm to review its systems and has set up a dedicated security contact email. energize lab claims to have closed external access to its backend systems, disabled the interface that allowed remote modification of robot responses, and will delete stored conversation records and user profiles. however, security researcher sammy azdoufal still has full ssh access to the robots and can theoretically read transcripts and modify the toy's behavior. this raises concerns about data security for eiliko owners and the company's ability to protect user data.