Network security cameras that were created by Sony could have been compromised with botnet malware if their firmware is not updated to the latest version. This was detected by SEC Consult, they found two backdoor accounts that existed in 80 models of professional Sony security cameras. Some of these devices were used at government agencies. Sony was notified about the vulnerability in October and released firmware updates for all the affected camera models on November 28th.
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I think the last DDOS attack which took place last month and bought down many websites across USA had made use of IOT devices as botnet to launch the attacks.This loophole can be a serious concern as the cameras can be made to work as bot net by hackers who can take control over it through the backdoor malware reported
its great that they released a new firmware, but I wonder how often do people stay on top of keeping things updated with such devices? I havent seen or heard of security devices being on the radar for IT folks typically and are probably forgotten once they are installed.
Good article. Of course, after the latest round of attacks, everyone is worried about their IP enabled devices, such as cameras. I have many IP enabled devices, including cameras in my work place. Because of dumb luck, or genius, even with vulnerable software, we are ok. When we setup our network, we reconfigured separate VLAN’s for devices, such as cameras. Those VLAN”s can’t access the Internet, so they can only broadcast traffic internal.