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Curious about Ring Security’s newest innovation in home security? Here is the rundown on Ring’s new Virtual Security Guard, a home security alarm with real people behind the screens monitoring your safety. This comes as an advancement with great precision and efficiency for your home protection needs. After reading this, you’ll be rushing to join […]
The Whitehat hacker and IT security researcher Marcus Hutchins, who saved the world from the WannaCry ransomware attack, has shared simple yet useful tips on his TikTok detailing how you can detect hidden cameras in an Airbnb or a hotel room. There’s no doubt that the demand for home rental services like Airbnb is on […]
The vulnerability would allow threat actors to remotely compromise a targeted ThroughTek IoT device and watch the real-time video feed, listen to audio, and compromise device credentials for additional attacks. The cybersecurity researchers at FireEye have shared details of a critical IoT supply chain vulnerability that might be exposing millions of ThroughTek internet-connected cameras to espionage. […]
The vulnerability exisits in the company’s P2P SDK, a function that allows a client on a desktop or mobile app to access the camera’s audio or video streams via the internet. Nozomi Networks has shared details of a critical IoT supply chain vulnerability that might be exposing millions of internet-connected cameras to espionage. Reportedly, the flaw affects IoT […]
The same flaw lets attackers extract GPS data. A few days ago, HackRead shared a video and reported that the Facebook app was using the camera feature on certain versions of iOS without the user’s permission. Now, it has been discovered that a vulnerability in Google and Samsung’s Camera apps on Android enabled other apps […]
Article updated with a statement from Facebook. We frequently come across apps unauthorizedly accessing certain features or data of smartphones but mostly these are from SMEs. Sometimes, however, we’re astonished to see multi-billion dollar corporations engage in the same. For now, take Facebook who has recently been found using the iPhone’s camera through its iOS […]
China is already home to the world’s most efficient facial recognition system. Now, a new device has been added to their arsenal by Chinese scientists. They have invented an AI-enabled 500 megapixel cloud camera which is capable of capturing panoramic photos with highly detailed human faces in a stadium packed with thousands of people. It […]
Your exposed webcams are backdoor for creeps. Every cybersecurity article you’ll find will include some sort of reminder emphasizing the use of strong passwords, good antivirus software and the related usual. However, there is less care taken to ensure the hardware components of our computers are secure. In the wake of this, Avishai Efrat, a […]
In July this year, in-depth research into cybercrime and online threats revealed that in 2018, ransomware-type attacks caused $8 billion in damages. It is believed that ransomware attacks will grow to cost $20 billion in 2021. To put the upcoming risk in a real-life scenario, the IT security researchers at Check Point have detailed a […]
The threat of ransomware is becoming more prevalent and severe as attackers’ focus has now moved beyond computers to smartphones and other Internet-connected smart devices. In its latest research, security researchers at cybersecurity firm CheckPoint demonstrated how easy it is for hackers to remotely infect a digital DSLR camera with ransomware and hold private photos […]
The vulnerability in the Zoom video conference app lets attackers hijack Mac’s camera by merely using malicious websites. The Zoom video conference app is currently being used by millions of users around the world and that makes it a lucrative target for cybercriminals. Jonathan Leitschuh, an IT security researcher has discovered a critical zero-day vulnerability […]
Chinese researchers have developed a new Lidar (Light detection and ranging) based camera that can snap photographs of subjects from 45 kilometers away. This is not the first instance of attempts at long-distance photography, but environmental disturbances like pollution hinder capturing subjects beyond a distance. Zheng-Ping Li and his colleagues from the University of Science […]
Researchers demonstrated how easy it is to manipulate and access this footage In recent years, police agencies have more adopted body chambers for their elements, promoting them as an effort to increase transparency in the tasks of U.S. law enforcement agencies. In theory, body cameras should act as a third party to provide an objective view during […]
Security cameras and other IoT devices have been frequently identified to be incompetent and plagued with a variety of built-in flaws that render them vulnerable to exploitation by hackers. The same has been proven yet again by a team of security researchers from Pen Test Partners. Researchers Andrew Tierney, Chris Wade, and Ken Munro participated […]
Last week it was reported that there were a bunch of malware-infected QR reader apps on Play Store which was downloaded half a million time. Now, Infosec’s security researcher Roman Mueller has identified a flaw in the way iOS camera application manages QR codes; the flaw leads to redirecting users to malicious destinations. The vulnerability is […]
A dangerous flaw discovered in Popular Hanwha Smart camera’s cloud server architecture that could allow an attacker to perform various malicious activities and to take complete control of the camera by changing the admin level Credentials. Hanwha is a popular Security Cameras & Surveillance smart camera that capable of capturing video with resolutions of 1920×1080, 1280×720 […]
The stolen videos from hacked security cameras were leaked even when the system was removed from the sauna. The Dutch women’s handball team is the latest victim of critical vulnerabilities in IoT devices especially security cameras. Reportedly, unknown hackers took over the security camera system installed in the dressing room of the sauna used by […]
Israeli police have arrested a 41-year-old man for allegedly hacking into the security surveillance camera system of a high-profile women’s boutique in northern Tel Aviv, and spying on undressed customers and recording footage of them while they tried on bathing suits. The victims include Israeli singer Eden Ben Zaken and fashion model Neta Alchimister. The identity of the arrested […]
A 74-year old rancher in Texas discovered a small portal surveillance camera installed on his property in the south of Encinal, Texas, while he was walking around the ranch with his attorney. Reportedly, Ricardo Palacios identified the camera installed on a tree in November 2017 and believed that it was installed by the border agents, […]
New AI-Powered Search Engine Ella lets users search their security and surveillance footages with keywords and find the exact thing they are looking for. Searching for a particular vehicle, object, individual or event from recorded footages of security cameras is indeed a daunting task as it requires immense time and effort to scan through the entire […]
Rhino Security Labs’ researchers have discovered a vulnerability in Amazon’s Key delivery service and Cloud Cam security camera. This vulnerability allows an attacker to manipulate the functioning of the camera to make it go offline due to which it will not be possible to monitor if someone entered a home or not. It is worth […]