Cisco ‘Knowingly’ Sold Hackable Video Surveillance System to U.S. Government

Cisco Systems has agreed to pay $8.6 million to settle a lawsuit that accused the company of knowingly selling video surveillance system containing severe security vulnerabilities to the U.S. federal and state government agencies.

It’s believed to be … Continue reading Cisco ‘Knowingly’ Sold Hackable Video Surveillance System to U.S. Government

Hard-coded Passwords Make Hacking Foscam ‘IP Cameras’ Much Easier

Security researchers have discovered over a dozen of vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of web-connected cameras that can not be protected just by changing their default credentials.

Vulnerabilities found in two models of IP cameras from China-based… Continue reading Hard-coded Passwords Make Hacking Foscam ‘IP Cameras’ Much Easier