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Category: Cybersecurity

Cyber Attack – D.C. Cameras

Over the past few months, more and more IOT devices, including DVRs, and cameras, are being reportedly compromised and proven vulnerable to cyber attacks. Most recently, the Washington Post reported that unidentified hackers managed to compromise almost 70% of the D.C. police closed-circuit surveillance cameras eight days prior to the

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Dangers of Browser Autofill

The browser autofill feature, which usually kicks in automatically, is a huge cyber security issue. Sure, it’s convenient at times, but it also makes it easier for hackers to access your personal information. We strongly discourage anyone from using autofill, whether it’s through the password capabilities built into your browser

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Netgear Router Vulnerability

Netgear R7000 and R6400 routers, and maybe other ones too (see list below) were discovered to have a severe vulnerability on Dec 9, 2016. Netgear responded within 3 days with a new firmware to solve the problem. Good work on their part. But if you don’t patch and upgrade it is

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Sony IP Cameras

Vulnerability affects over 80 different camera models Today some associates at Sec Consult found 2 different back doors in SONY IP Cameras. Sony has responded, but be sure to update your firmware on all your cameras immediately. This is a severe vulnerability that can lead to takeover of the camera

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Are You Afraid of Your DVR?

You should be if it’s connected to the internet. It could be the doorway for hackers to access your entire network. Once a DVR is compromised, it can be used for many types of nefarious activities. These activities include: • Stealing private or confidential information • Crashing your networks or

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IoT Company Vows Recall

Brian Krebs who is one of the best reporters on security out there has this great article about a recall on devices that incorporate Chinese technology. He details how in last week’s massive DDOS attack on Twitter and DYN a large number of the devices used in the attack utilized

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145,000 DVRs Compromised

Several articles, including one by the Wall Street Journal, have recently reported that approximately 145,000 hacked DVRs and cameras were used to create some of the largest denial of service attacks ever seen on the Internet. Attackers used hijacked security cameras and DVRs to launch several massive Internet attacks prompting

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DDOS Cyber Attacks Update

Last week hackers forced Brian Krebs to take down his security journalism site because of a large scale Denial of Service Attack – likely one of the largest ever seen. Krebs on his website KrebsOnSecurity.com has a long history of exposing DDOS cyber criminals. This was one of the biggest

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