Tag: infosec-iot

Crapgadget apocalypse: the IoT devices that punch through your firewall and expose your network

Cheap Internet of Things devices like Foscam’s home CCTVs are designed to covertly tunnel out of your home network, bypassing your firewall, so they can join a huge P2P network of 7 million other devices that is maintained and surveilled by their Chinese manufacturer. (more…)

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Crapgadget apocalypse: the IoT devices that punch through your firewall and expose your network

Your baby monitor is an Internet-connected spycam vulnerable to voyeurs and crooks

Researchers revealed ten major vulnerabilities in Internet-of-Things babycams from a variety of vendors ranging from spunky startups like Ibaby Labs to rock-ribbed (and deep-pocketed — attention, class actioneers!) giants like Philips. Read the rest

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Your baby monitor is an Internet-connected spycam vulnerable to voyeurs and crooks