Hackers can spy remotely using web cameras and can shoot their own real-time user activity from their homes, warn experts from Bitdefender.
They found a vulnerability in a popular webcam model designed for families and is equipped among other things with motion sensors and sound, microphone and speakers, a set of lullabies for babies and sensors for temperature / humidity. This can be used both for surveillance home and to care for a child.
"During the analysis, scientists have identified numerous deficiencies related to security such as: open hotspot that does not require password; identification data (username and password) network unsecure mobile app transmitted by the camera; data flowing between the application device and the server without being encrypted, "announces the Bitdefender.
Cybercriminals could speculate these vulnerabilities and use the application that controls the camera with the same rights as its rightful owner. Hackers can activate the microphone, speaker or room, children gain access to the room and broadcast live audio and video over the Internet.
Mirai cyber attack
A large cyber attack, called Mirai, was using smart devices and led to blocking the activity of services such as Twitter, Spotify, The New York Times, Reddit, Yelp, Box, Pinterest and Paypal through overuse Domain Name System (DNS ), a crucial component of digital infrastructure.
Health experts recommend users to study the privacy before you buy a device smart housing, finding answers to questions like "How to connect to the Internet?", "What data access?", "Where stores data and under what circumstances? "etc. and, not least, reading the device manufacturer's declaration related to the type of information collected and their impact on the right to privacy.
