More Than 120,000 Internet Connected Cameras Can Be Easily Hacked [vice]

The researcher found that two cameras from Chinese gadget maker Shenzhen Neo Electronic have vulnerabilities that allow hackers to remotely access their video stream, or take full control of the cameras, opening up the possibility that someone could amass an an Internet of Things botnet of around 150,000 devices. Alex Balan, a researcher at security firm Bitdefender who found the flaw, told Motherboard that he tried to warn the company, but he claims it never got back to him.

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