Meta’s Smart Glasses Privacy Scandal Expands After Sama Credentials Found on the Dark Web

A privacy controversy surrounding Meta Platforms’ Ray-Ban smart glasses has taken a new turn after security researchers uncovered dozens of exposed credentials linked to the company’s data-annotation contractor. 

Last week, Swedish outlets Svenska Dagbladet and Göteborgs-Posten reported that footage captured by Meta’s smart glasses (developed with Ray-Ban) was being reviewed by human annotators working for outsourcing firm Sama.

According to those interviewed for the report, some of the clips included highly sensitive scenes filmed in bathrooms, bedrooms, and other private settings. The revelations prompted the UK’s data protection watchdog, the Information Commissioner’s Office, to open an investigation.

Now, new research by Suzu Labs suggests the company responsible for reviewing that footage may itself have a security problem.

Security firm Suzu Labs says it discovered 118 credential entries linked to the domain sama.com circulating across Telegram channels, underground forums and breach databases in the past 90 ...