New Mac malware tries to hook your webcam up to the Dark Web
More proof-of-concept malware than serious threat, “OSX/Eleanor-A” nevertheless tells an intriguing tale of cybercriminality…
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Put a password on your webcam or end up featured on Shodan’s vulnerable cam feed
Don’t you hate it when people want to kill the messenger instead of address the problems highlighted in the message?
This time the messenger is Shodan as the IoT search engine added a new section featuring vulnerable webcams. Ars Technica reported, “The feed includes images of marijuana plantations, back rooms of banks, children, kitchens, living rooms, garages, front gardens, back gardens, ski slopes, swimming pools, colleges and schools, laboratories, and cash register cameras in retail stores.”
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Nest refutes webcam spying claims
Home surveillance manufacturer Nest has dismissed reports of secret surveillance by its internet-connected Nest Cam.
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Webcam snooper now looking for a job
The developer of a widely vilified website that aggregated feeds from unsecured webcams is apparently looking for work as a remote programmer.
Insecam, which was criticized last week by the U.K.’s data protection regulator, no longer features webcam feeds but has the message: “Programmer is looking for a good remote job. Skills: Linux, FreeBSD, C/C++, Python, MySQL.”
The attention drawn to Insecam is likely still driving traffic to the website, but probably not from employers eager to hire its creator. Insecam contended that it did not hack the webcams but that the devices had default credentials.
In some countries, using default credentials to access a device would still be considered illegal.
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