{
  "id": 14686835,
  "title": "Your secrets aren’t safe with this cute robot toy — they’re on Chinese servers ready to be hacked",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/your-secrets-arent-safe-with-this-cute-robot-toy-theyre-on-chinese",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-15T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/1010727/eiliko-robot-hack-energize-lab"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A new toy robot named Eiliko, which can change its expressions according to the user's mood, has raised privacy concerns. The AI companion of the robot stores all conversations and data in Chinese servers, making it vulnerable to hacking. Energize Lab, the company behind Eiliko, has not taken proper security measures despite being aware of the issue. During a conversation with the robot, the reporter revealed sensitive personal information which the robot stored without encryption. The company's data storage practices, including storing photos and audio recordings, also pose significant security risks. Energize Lab failed to respond to multiple inquiries about the security breach, leaving users with little recourse.",
  "summary": "There's a new digital pet in town - a cute little marshmallow of a robot that can change its cartoony expressions to match your mood. But if you or your kids talk to \"Eiliko\" over Wi-Fi, it'll phone home to China. Its AI companion can store literally everything you tell it on Chinese servers, where […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "DW English (Top Stories)",
        "title": "Why Chinese tech brands are outpacing Western rivals from EVs to robot vacuums",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/why-chinese-tech-brands-are-outpacing-western-rivals-from-evs-to",
        "published": "2026-10-15T08:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}