If true, we’re talking remote viewing of people’s CCTV cams John Leyden Xiongmai, the vendor behind many Mirai-vulnerable DVRs, has earned the consternation of security watchers once again. The vendor’s…
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Have hackers turned my printer into an offensive weapon?
In September, some of the biggest ever net attacks targeted the website of a prominent blogger and French hosting firm OVH. One attack is believed to have involved more than…
CCTV systems slide open a backdoor into your biz network
Cameras can ‘can easily provide a gateway’ to internal servers, study finds. John Leyden Closed circuit TV systems, designed to protect organisations’ physical assets, commonly create holes for hackers to…
Hard-coded password exposes up to 46,000 video surveillance DVRs to hacking
Hackers can log into DVRs from RaySharp and six other vendors using a six-digit hard-coded root password. By Lucian Constantin Up to 46,000 Internet-accessible digital video recorders (DVRs) that are…