security cameras
How a museum protects some of the world’s finest pieces of art
After an internal audit revealed the limitations of Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum’s existing (analog) camera surveillance system, as well as a server that has been installed …
Foscam IP cameras riddled with gaping security holes
F-Secure researchers have discovered a bucketload of serious security vulnerabilities affecting IP cameras made by Chinese manufacturer Foscam. Even though notified months …
Burglars can easily make Google Nest security cameras stop recording
Google Nest’s Dropcam, Dropcam Pro, Nest Cam Outdoor and Nest Cam Indoor security cameras can be easily disabled by an attacker that’s in their Bluetooth range, a …
185,000+ vulnerable Wi-Fi cameras just waiting to be hijacked
A generic wireless camera manufactured by a Chinese company and sold around the world under different names and brands can be easily hijacked and/or roped into a botnet. The …
Samsung SmartCam can be easily hijacked
At least one type of Samsung SmartCam cameras can be taken over by remote attackers who just need to know the vulnerable camera’s IP address. The remote code execution …
80 Sony IP camera models come with backdoors
80 different models of Sony IPELA Engine IP Cameras have multiple backdoors that can be misused by attackers to take control of the device, disrupt its functionality, add it …
Unsecured security cameras lead to privacy erosion
The results of a recent analysis of some 6,000 open security cameras across the United States has shown that 15 percent of them are located in users’ private homes. Open …