25k connected cameras used as botnets; can your CCTV be hacked?

Are your CCTV cameras being used by hackers to attack other computers?

If you have purchased one from a random cameras with weak security encryptions, chances are that your CCTV could well be one among the thousands of cameras that are being used as botnets.

A US-based security firm has warned those who own Internet connected cameras, devices including the manufacturers to be aware of a serious emerging threat where hackers have hijacked IoT devices to stage attacks on other systems.

The case is being considered as the first major evidence of Internet of Things (IOT) becoming a serious security threat where hackers penetrate connected devices and use them to launch their attacks on vulnerable targets.

According to new revelations hackers first penetrated more than 25,000 connected CCTV cameras spread across 105 countries and later used them as botnets to attack their target. For the full article click here 

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