Saturday, June 8, 2013
Webcam Hacking Hits Craigs List as a Service!
Friday, June 7, 2013
Samsung smart TV in spotlight for Hacking.
That’s the conclusion of a German researcher who turned the spotlight on Samsung smart TVs - the popular in Europe - and Europe’s smart TV standard HbbTV.
Martin Herfurt at Germany consultancy Nruns warns that smart TVs not only lack security, but are also being used to report viewing habits back to many broadcasters and spy on their viewers.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Government denied access to webcams.
Last week, a federal judge in Texas refused to authorize the government to hack a computer suspected of criminal use, including controlling the computer's camera. The government had sought a warrant to "surreptitiously install[] software designed not only to extract certain stored electronic records but also to generate user photographs and location information over a 30 day period." Noting the high standards for a warrant for wiretaps and video surveillance under the federal rules and the Fourth Amendment, Judge Smith determined that the government had not met its burden.
Judge Smith looked carefully at the legal issues, but you can't be sure that every judge will be familiar enough with the law and technology to stand up to overly broad government requests. At the same time, you may be concerned that malicious hackers or rogue government entities will take control over your camera. But you can protect against the effects of webcam hacking with a few easy steps.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
FBI: Webcam hacking next big cyber crime
Saturday, April 27, 2013
The Young Turks talk about Webcam Spying
Friday, March 29, 2013
SAMSUNG TV Camera Security Problems
Who's watching whom? Camera Equipped Smart TV's can be hacked.
Security researchers have identified a vulnerability in Samsung’s Linux-based Smart TV software that could give a hacker near-complete access to the television. This includes any file on the television, any connected USB drive and, yes, the built-in camera and microphones found on the latest top-of-the-line LCD and plasma sets. In effect, this would allow a hacker to hear and see you as you're watching the TV.
ReVuln, a Malta-based firm that specializes in "vulnerability research for offensive and defensive security," showed how it could hack the TVs remotely from anywhere on the network where the TV itself is installed
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