Xiaomi security cameras show pictures of strangers' homes, Google immediately disables these devices

After receiving a report from a Xiaomi camera user about detecting strange images from other cameras appearing on their Nest Hub screens, Google immediately disabled these devices. Specifically, Google has blocked the access of Xiaomi devices to its Nest Hub screen and Assistant software.

A Google representative said it is contacting Xiaomi to fix this problem.

Previously a user, with the nick Dio-V, shared on Reddit forum about his newly purchased Xiaomi Mijia 1080p Smart IP security camera showing strange pictures of a closed room, a man sleeping on chair, and a baby sleeping in a cot whenever streaming images from a camera to the Google Nest Hub smart display.

Security issues of IP security cameras have been warned by experts for a long time. Most recently, a hacker broke into the prison camera system in Thailand and streamed the cell for hours on end to YouTube. In Vietnam, there have recently been a series of private clips from the security cameras of many families that have been stolen by bad guys and posted on social networks.

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