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A security flaw in a hi-tech chastity belt for men made it possible for hackers to remotely lock all the devices in use simultaneously.
The internet-linked sheath has no manual override, so owners might have been faced with the prospect of having to use a grinder or bolt cutter to free themselves from its metal clamp.
The sex toy's app has been fixed by its Chinese developer after a team of UK security professionals flagged the bug.
They have also published a workaround.
This could be useful to anyone still using the old version of the app who finds themselves locked in as a result of an attacker making use of the revelation.
Any other attempt to cut through the device's plastic body poses a risk of harm.
Qiui's Cellmate Chastity Cage is sold online for about $190 (£145) and is marketed as a way for owners to give a partner control over access to their body.
Pen Test Partners believe about 40,000 devices have been sold based on the number of IDs that have been granted by its Guangdong-based creator.
The cage wirelessly connects to a smartphone via a Bluetooth signal, which is used to trigger the device's lock-and-clamp mechanism.
But to achieve this, the software relies on sending commands to a computer server used by the manufacturer.
The security researchers said they discovered a way to fool the server into disclosing the registered name of each device owner, among other personal details, as well as the co-ordinates of every location from where the app had been used.
In addition, they said, they could reveal a unique code that had been assigned to each device.
one online reviewer who appeared to have got locked in due to an unrelated bug posted that he had been left with "a bad scar that took nearly a month of recovery".
Pen Test Partners believe about 40,000 devices have been sold based on the number of IDs that have been granted by its Guangdong-based creator.
originally posted by: madmac5150
A single 12 guage round, loaded with 00 buckshot... well, that took care of Alexa.
The "clapper" is next...
originally posted by: madmac5150
The "clapper" is next...
originally posted by: RazorV66
a reply to: dug88
I bet 99% of them were bought by soy boy Liberals.
Yeah I don’t get the attraction for something like that.