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Security camera hacked to 'watch the watchers'

Editorial Type: News     Date: 03-2016    Views: 1276      







Researchers at Context Information Security have succeeded in hacking a Motorola Focus 73 outdoor security camera, gaining access to the home network's Wi-Fi password, obtaining full control of the pan-tilt-zoom controls and redirecting the video feed and movement alerts to effectively watch the watchers

This latest exploit reinforces security concerns around the Internet of Things and the growing number of IoT devices hitting the market without adequate protection.

The Motorola IP camera, manufactured by Binatone, boasts a wide range of features and offers cloud connectivity via the Hubble service, hosted by Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud. This allows customers to watch and control their cameras remotely as well as receive movement alerts through a free mobile app. Context researchers found that during set up, the private Wi-Fi security key is transmitted unencrypted over an open network, using only basic HTTP Authentication with username 'camera' and password '000000', while a number of legacy webpages on the camera revealed that the device is based on the same hardware as a legacy baby monitor product.

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