Why are so many different models from different manufacturers affected?
They aren’t, that’s the thing. It’s all a bit smoke and mirrors on the part of the industry.
All the wireless IP cameras in question were designed and
manufactured by one Chinese company and given the generic name WIFICAM.
The security issues reside in the firmware that ships with the cameras.
Other companies then bought the cameras, put their mark on the basic
design, rebranded them and sold them on as their own – which is standard practice in the industry.
This makes it a bonus for the people who create and manufacture malware and botnets, as they can use the IP cameras
to hack into user’s computers, spy on what they’re doing and create
internet wide malware threats using thousands of other people’s devices
all at once.
According to Kim, who did a little more research after he discovered
the security flaws, almost 200,000 cameras should be considered
vulnerable. While the bulk of the cameras manufactured stayed in China,
almost 20,000 of them made it into the USA.
Kim has a proven track record of discovering internet
vulnerabilities. “I advise to IMMEDIATELY DISCONNECT cameras to the
Internet,” he wrote. “Hundreds of thousands of cameras are affected by
the 0-day Info-Leak. Millions of them are using the insecure Cloud
network.
For a full list of exactly what IP Cameras are affected, follow this link.
Content: Filehippo
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