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.

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.These could be used to make the server ignore app requests to unlock any of the identified chastity toys, they added, leaving wearers locked in.

Does it come in XXS sizes......

It comes in all sizes.

Pardon my ignorance but I’m baffled, what is the things function? does one wear it inside one’s trousers Ah La Tom Jones to impress the opposite sex? male guards in a harem?

Anyone who freely puts his willie into a thing like that deserves to be locked in or better still, locked up.

I see there is a manual escape handle at the back of the device, if you want out, eunuch three times.

Pardon my ignorance but I’m baffled, what is the things function? does one wear it inside one’s trousers Ah La Tom Jones to impress the opposite sex? male guards in a harem?

Anyone who freely puts his willie into a thing like that deserves to be locked in or better still, locked up.

I see there is a manual escape handle at the back of the device, if you want out, eunuch three times.

it is an expensive willie straightener