During the National Day holiday, numerous users reported issues with Wolda Technology's smart power strip designed for fish tanks. Problems included unexpected automatic shutdowns and the inability to restart the device through the mini-program, which, in some cases, led to significant fish fatalities. According to Wolda's official statement, on the evening of September 30, the company's server for the smart power strip was targeted by a malicious hack. This resulted in remote disconnections and unforeseen power outages for certain users' devices. Wolda clarified that the incident was not attributed to product defects or user misuse but was instead caused by an unforeseen external threat. The company's technical team acted swiftly throughout the night and has since successfully thwarted the attack, with the system now fully operational again. Wolda has lodged a complaint with the police and preserved relevant evidence to facilitate tracing and accountability. Looking ahead, the company is committed to bolstering its cybersecurity measures, refining the local offline protection mechanisms, and deploying 24-hour dedicated staff for backend monitoring to avert any future incidents of remote malicious disconnections.
