Hacked personal webcams

There were enough to prompt Ms. Smith to spend her day trying to contact the users of these video feeds. And good for her for taking on that Herculean task. But as I wrote in May , companies need to build privacy and security protections in from the start. In this case, it could be as simple as requiring new users to change their usernames and passwords in order to use the camera.

One of his victims even happened to be Miss Teen USA Cassidy Wolf, who, to her credit, turned her nightmare into education for other young women. Even in nonsensitive situations, the unsuspecting placement of cameras is a disturbing prospect for people.

Though the data was anonymized, students and faculty are outraged. Plus, in an incredibly disturbing case, a woman in Manhattan is suing her two landlords after she discovered a camera was hidden in a digital clock in her bathroom.

On the camera's USB drive she found naked photos of herself, and police found other secretly and strategically placed cameras containing more than 70 hours of compromising video. This all goes to show that there are a lot of creeps and immoral people out there trying to hack their way into our lives.

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Wana Tun, regional technical evangelist from computer security vendor Sophos, said: "With little security features available on consumer-grade routers, the only security mechanism for these IP cameras is username and password The danger is not just with webcams, but also with most network devices, warned Eugene Teo, senior manager of security response at security firm Symantec.

He said: "There are search engines that allow people to do an online search for Internet-enabled devices ranging from security cameras to cars, home-heating systems and more. According to online magazine Motherboard, which first reported on the Russian site last month, the alleged administrator of Insecam claimed that the site was meant to highlight poor user security and is not a tool for voyeurs.

The site's frequently asked questions page states that webcam owners can ask for their feed to be taken down. As of yesterday morning, several local feeds on the site have gone dark, while some no longer load. To prevent webcams from being identified or accessed, IP camera makers recommend that owners change the password and not host the feeds on websites.

Jonathan Quek, product marketing director for camera-maker D-Link, said: "From our back end, we have ensured that the security is in place.