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The Verge: Eiliko companion robot security and privacy disclosure
Contemporaneous reporter account of Sammy Azdoufal’s findings about weak backend controls, retained conversations and remote changes to an AI companion robot.
- Published
- Oct 16, 2026
- Publisher
- The Verge
- Source role
- secondary reporting
Evidence record
Contemporaneous reporter account of Sammy Azdoufal’s findings about weak backend controls, retained conversations and remote changes to an AI companion robot.
Claim-level citations (2)
- supportsEiliko companion robot backend exposed conversations and remote behavior controls: The Verge reports that the researcher could remotely alter the Eiliko companion robot’s language or behavior through its vulnerable supporting service.
The Verge report, remote-hijack proof-of-concept description
- supportsEiliko companion robot backend exposed conversations and remote behavior controls: The Verge reports that a security researcher found Eiliko conversation histories and user information accessible through weak backend security, including data relating to children.
The Verge report, research findings and exposed-conversation account