* Unsecured home security cameras hijacked* Stolen images circulate on Discord* Everyone needs to take IoT security more seriously
In Singapore it’s not at all uncommon today for people to have IP cameras all over their homes.
And, of course, the more people who installed internet-connected cameras throughout their private residences the more you would be considered odd if you hadn’t jumped on the bandwagon, and put cameras in your living room, kitchen, bedroom, sometimes even with a view of even more private areas of your house.
It’s not as though your friends encouraged you to cam up your home with malicious intentions, but over time, it became a perfectly normal thing to do. And so more and more people in Singapore did it, believing it would be an easy way to secure the property, or monitor children, domestic workers, vulnerable relatives, and pets.
Perhaps some home owners are now reconsidering whether that was such a wise idea.
Because, as local media reports, clips stolen from more than 50,000 hacked cameras have been uploaded to pornographic websites, and X-rated footage sold to people prepared to pay a subscription fee of US $150.
As Singapore’s The New Paper describes, videos surreptitiously stolen from hacked cameras feature couples, breastfeeding mums, and even teenagers and children – with many captured in “various states of undress or compromising positions.”
A Discord group with almost 1000 members around the world claims to have shared over 3 TB worth of clips with the more than 70 people who have proven themselves prepared to pay for unfettered access.
In addition, the group claims that subscribers will receive tuition ..
Support the originator by clicking the read the rest link below.
