Hackers Compromise ‘The Force Awakens’ Droid

One of the more popular product tie-ins to “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” is a miniature remote-controlled toy of the film’s robot, BB-8. Now, researchers at security consultancy Pen Test Partners has said the BB-8 droid may be hacked, though they say the problem is not critical. A weak link for the toy is the fact that its app does not use encrypted communications during a firmware update. In addition, there is no PIN security in the Bluetooth pairing process. However, as there is little data shared with the toy, nor a camera that could be used to spy on its users, the firm said it’s unlikely many hackers would bother.