The New York City Department of Consumer Affairs is investigating the security of baby monitors, nearly five months after research demonstrated the existence of serious vulnerabilites in them. The agency sent subpoenas to several manufacturers of these video monitors this month in order to learn more about the devices, the security practices surrounding them, and whether all known vulnerabilities in them have been patched. The DCA wouldn’t confirm which companies it’s subpoenaed.
The subpoenas follow the September release of research from cybersecurity firm Rapid7. Mark Stanislav and Tod Beardsley identified nine different baby monitor devices as open to attacks or containing at least one serious security oversight, including the…
