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An RTSP stream access tool that comes with its library Cameradar allows you to Detect open RTSP hosts on any accessible target host Detect which device model is streaming Launch automated dictionary attacks to get their stream route (e.g.: /live.sdp) Launch automated dictionary attacks to get the username and password of the cameras Retrieve a […]
Using a smart combination of different tools, Kamerka can take an address, a cue point or coordinates and show exposed cameras connected to the Internet on a map Security cameras are a very common thing for the people living in the big cities. As reported by specialists in digital forensics and cybersecurity from the International Institute […]
Kiss goodbye to crucial evidence. Body cameras used by the law enforcement nowadays have already remained controversial but no one has, so far, attempted to assess the credibility of the device itself. But, at Defcon 2018, police body cameras became an object of discussion when a researcher Josh Mitchell identified these cameras to be vulnerable […]
Newly uncovered vulnerabilities in a popular brand of indoor internet-connected cameras could be exploited by attackers in order to gain complete control of the device. Security issues with the Foscam C1 Indoor HD Camera could allow hackers to remotely access the device, according to researchers. The Foscam C1 camera is a commonly used home-monitoring devices […]
Just days after infecting the cyber infrastructure of Honda Automobile giant in Japan the WannaCry ransomware attack has now infected 55 traffic cameras in Victoria, Australia. In a statement released by the Victorian Department of Justice, cameras installed on highways and intersections across the state have been infected by the malware. When it comes to fixing the problem […]
Last year Google found some critical security flaws in Microsoft’s Edge browser and urged the company to fix these flaws within nine months but Microsoft acted otherwise, and the browser is still vulnerable to cyber attacks. In return, Google security researchers published some aspects regarding the flaws to give a glimpse into their findings. Fair […]
Antivirus firms Dr.Web’s researchers have identified a new variant of Mirai bot, the infamous IoT malware. This new variant is capable of targeting Windows systems and can take on more ports than its Linux version. Dr.Web researchers have dubbed the new version as Trojan.Mirai.1. Mirai’s Windows version is in use by cybercriminals for infecting Internet […]
An Israeli court has sentenced Majid Oweida, a 23-year old from Gaza City to 9 years in prison on charges of hacking into Israeli drones. According to the prosecutors, the Palestinian computer engineer was spying on Israel for a terror group. Oweida was detained in February 2016 while he was indicted on charges of having a […]
On 12th January 70% of CCTV cameras in Washington DC were hacked with ransomware, that was just eight days before President Trump’s inauguration on 20th January. Now, authorities in London, UK have arrested two hackers on suspicion of hacking those CCTV cameras. The arrest took place on 20th January but the news about their detention […]
According to the Secret Service officials and Washington D.C city administration, just eight days before presidential inauguration took place, that is, on 12th January, unidentified hackers managed to compromise almost 70% of the police surveillance CCTV cameras across the city with ransomware. This indicated that hackers wanted to ask for ransom instead of gaining access […]
It is a fact that users have become suspicious of Internet of Things (IoT) devices since the appearance of Mirai botnet and the subsequent DDoS attacks on high-profile companies. The latest exploit involving Samsung SmartCams further strengthens this notion that IoT devices are quite vulnerable to hacks. Since the time Samsung’s SmartCams went on sale, […]
The FTC has filed a lawsuit against D-Link for failing to protect its customers against ‘well known and easily preventable software security flaws’ in its routers and IoT cameras. The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against D-Link, claiming the company put thousands of customers at risk of unauthorised access by […]
IoT devices or smart devices are a rage nowadays. Gone are the days when people were crazy about smartphones and tablets only, now they want everything from their fridges and washing machines to coffee makers and light bulbs to become smart and linked to the internet, but there is a problem. According to latest research from […]
SEC Consult, renowned IT security services and consultation firm, has identified that there is a critical flaw in Sony’s 80 SNC series IP cameras. This series features the IPELA ENGINE signal processing system of Sony. It is discovered that the security cameras have backdoor accounts that can be exploited to gain control of the device. […]
Facial recognition technology is being widely used, so it was about the time when anti-facial recognition tech would come up with an inexpensive solution. Yes, the solution in the discussion is sunglasses and eyewear known as “Reflectacles” developed to protect users from facial recognition software, eyes of security cameras and protect their privacy with systems designed […]
The webcams played a role in the massive DDoS attacks on Dyn servers and now the company is recalling them. The sophisticated DDoS attacks on Dyn servers took the world by surprise when 10s of millions of hacked IP addresses forced Internet giants like Twitter, PayPal, SoundCloud and others to go offline. Now, one by one […]
The DDoS attack on Dyn DNS was carried out using Mirai malware botnet — Mirai is a DDoS nightmare turning Internet of things (IoT) into a botnet of things. Yesterday’s DDoS attack on Dyn’s DNS was like an earthquake that was felt worldwide when the top and most visited sites on the Internet went offline for hours. Although […]
Hosting Company OVH’s servers Hit by 1 Tbps DDoS Attacks – This is the largest DDoS attack in the history of the Internet. OVH is counted amongst the largest hosting companies in the world but it is in the news for a bad reason as the company’s servers have suffered a massive 1 Tbps distributed denial-of-service […]
Someone hacked a security camera in this house and live streamed family’s activities on the Internet! Hacking security cameras may not be shocking news for readers but those who get their cams hacked do have to go through a scary situation when hackers start yelling from those cams and users have no idea what’s going […]
Lizard Squad hackers have been conducting Distributed Denial of Service (#DDoS) Attacks on banking and government institutions after compromising CCTV devices worldwide! Earlier in two previous incidents, researchers discovered hackers taking over thousands of CCTV devices and conducting DDoS attacks on small business websites; now an IT security firm Arbor Networks has exposed a third event in which famous Lizard […]
You can now walk along with this drone and it will take selfies for you! We all know that while using a selfie stick we look kind of dumb. It seriously seems pretty embarrassing when you are using a selfie stick in public. But the days of this embarrassment are numbered now since Zero Zero […]