Article 1JN4Q Always-on CCTVs with no effective security harnessed into massive, unstoppable botnet

Always-on CCTVs with no effective security harnessed into massive, unstoppable botnet

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Cory Doctorow
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When security firm Sucuri investigated the source of a 50,000-request/second DDoS attack on a jewelry shop, they discovered to their surprise that the attacks originated on a botnet made of hacked 25,500+ CCTV cameras in 105 countries. (more")

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