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Got a webcam? You might want to pick a stronger password right about now

Discussion in 'News @ WindowsBBS' started by Arie, 2014/11/21.

  1. 2014/11/21
    Arie

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    The UK's privacy watchdog is warning about a website which is streaming live footage from unsecured web cams "” from devices used in corporate CCTV systems to those in baby monitors.

    The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said the website, which is based in Russia, accesses the information by using the default login credentials for thousands of models of cameras, which are freely available online. According to the BBC, around 500 of the feeds are from the UK and 5,000 from the US.

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