Sunrise, Sunset, Repeat

Sunrises and sunsets hardly ever disappoint. Still, it’s difficult to justify waking up early enough to catch one, or to stop what you’re doing in the evening just to watch the dying light. If there’s one good thing about CCTV cameras, it’s that some of them are positioned to catch …read more

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Exposing the privacy risks of home security cameras

An international study has used data from a major provider of home IP security cameras to evaluate potential privacy risks for users. Privacy-compromising information IP home security cameras are Internet-connected security cameras that can be installe… Continue reading Exposing the privacy risks of home security cameras

Man hacks Indian tech support scam call center; leaks CCTV footage

By Sudais Asif
The tech support scam call center has now been raided by local police while its entire operation has been shut down.
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Smashing Security #153: Cybercrime doesn’t pay (but Uber does)

The cybercrime lovebirds who hijacked Washington DC’s CCTV cameras in the run-up to Donald Trump’s inauguration, the truffle-snuffling bankers at the centre of an insider-trading scandal, and the hackers that Uber paid hush money to hide a … Continue reading Smashing Security #153: Cybercrime doesn’t pay (but Uber does)

Disproving the bystander effect: CCTV study finds people intervene in conflict more than expected

For over half a century the field of social psychology has been dominated by the idea of the bystander effect. This phenomenon suggests when scenes of aggression or violence unfold in public spaces individuals not involved are unlikely to off… Continue reading Disproving the bystander effect: CCTV study finds people intervene in conflict more than expected

Spooked by a speaking security camera? Polite hacker tells owner how to fix his IoT security

The “white hat” hacker, who claimed to be part of a group calling itself the “Anonymous Calgary Mindhive”, said it hadn’t been hard for him to hijack control of Gregg’s Nest security camera.
Read more in my article on the Bitdefender Box blog.
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