Popular Surveillance Cameras Open to Hackers, Researcher Says

[Dermot7]

In a world where security cameras are nearly as ubiquitous as light fixtures, someone is always watching you.

But the watcher might not always be who you think it is.

Three of the most popular brands of closed-circuit surveillance cameras are sold with remote internet access enabled by default, and with weak password security — a classic recipe for security failure that could allow hackers to remotely tap into the video feeds, according to new research.

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/05/cctv-hack/

[EncryptedBytes]

I remember several years ago a popular list was circulating the internet with Google search queries in which you could actually hop onto the web applet of unsecured cameras, some of which a user could take control of. I just typed some of those old queries into Google hoping after several years the number would have dropped. Sadly I am seeing still hundreds of exposed cameras... (Granted some now appear by design)

[Ranget]

i thought about this mmmm
and appear it is true
Damn Life is just getting harder