20.11.2014 - 16:57 [ Information Commissioner´s Office (Vereinigtes Königreich) ]

Is someone watching you right now? A warning as website targets insecure webcams

The danger of using weak passwords has been exposed again this month after a new website was launched that allows people to watch live footage from some of the insecure cameras across the world. The website, which is based in Russia, accesses the information by using the default login credentials, which are freely available online, for thousands of cameras.