Personal data on Samsung and LG smartwatches is not secure

Personal data stored on digital devices was never 100 percent safe and this is true even when talking about smartwatches, unfortunately. According to researchers from the University of New Haven, the LG G Watch and the Samsung Gear 2 Neo are far from being able to store private information in a secure manner. Fortunately, not everyone can hack into these devices, but those with enough expertise can do it after a bit of research.

Director of New Haven's Cyber Forensics Research and Education Group Ibrahim Baggili said "It was not very difficult to get the data, but expertise and research was required." He also revealed that calendar, email address, contacts and pedometer data were extracted from the LG G Watch, while the Samsung Gear 2 Neo revealed even more private information, including email, health, messages, and contacts data.

While the Samsung Gear 2 Neo uses the company's Tizen operating system, the LG G Watch is powered by Google's Android Wear. "Just because encryption is enabled does not mean it is implemented in a way that does not allow us to defeat the encryption," added Baggili.