http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/02/interactive-web-patent/
You are being watched. Right now. And who do you have to thank? Wait for it.... a home security camera company! That's right, a company that designs security systems, that are supposed to be set in your home, the most secure and safe place you can possibly be, has failed on the highest level. Meet Trendnet, a company that, hopefully, you won't be hearing much about anymore. According to the article, "A flaw in home security cameras made by Trendnet potentially exposed thousands of customers to hackers who could access the live video feeds without a password."
Oh, and this isn't some flaw that was discovered by some great hacker prodigy with a state of the art computer system. Au contraire, it was discovered by a blogger named "someLuser" who was able to get into vulnerable camera systems by using a search engine. Following this blogger's post, over 600 cameras were accesssed, with pictures from the video feeds being posted online (see the pictures in the article). Some of the cameras accessed were even in children's bedrooms.
And here's the worst part: the cameras did not originally have the problem. The bug only surfaced after code was added in 2010 (which was 2 years ago, by the way). Is there a bright side to this story? Nope, unless you consider the fact the company intends to "update the firmware to correct the problem" enough to count as a bright side. Are you ready for the ultimate irony, though? If you go to www.trendnet.com, the title of the site reads "TRENDnet: Networks People Trust." Yeah... not anymore, they don't.
The call may not be coming from inside the house, but the video feed might be.
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