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Black Hat 2013 - Exploiting Network Surveillance Cameras Like a Hollywood Hacker

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What it is

Craig Heffner's Black Hat 2013 talk on exploiting network surveillance cameras, covering how insecure their firmware is. It shows how easily such devices can be compromised.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN cites it as a fun and damning illustration of how poor security is in IP cameras, even expensive ones.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Here's a pretty fun 2 year old talk from Blackhat, re surveillance camera firmware and how s*tty they are”

    Fun talk on how insecure surveillance camera firmware is.

    ag_47, 2016-10 · Recommendation · in “Ask HN: How did Dyn fail to fend off DDOS?”

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Topics: iot security, ip cameras, firmware, black hat, exploitation

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