It should n’t be so easy to peer into a alien ’s chamber , much less hundreds of strangers ’ bedrooms . But a website hascollected the streaming footagefrom over 73,000 IP photographic camera whose owner have n’t deepen their nonpayment passwords . Is this about highlight an important security department problem , or profiting off creepy-crawly voyeurism — or both ?
Insecamclaims to feature feeds from IP cameras all over the world , including 11,000 in the U.S. alone . A fast browse will pull up parking lots and memory board but also survive room and bedrooms . “ This site has been designed to show the importance of the security options , ” the site ’s about page says . But it ’s also clearly go and profiting off ads .
To be sure , the streaming feeds are n’t anything a determined individual could n’t already discover through Google orShodan , the latter of which let you look for connected gimmick like IP cameras . But the website puts all those flow into one easily and creepily accessible place . A lawyertellsMotherboardthat the website “ a stunningly clean-cut violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ” in the U.S since it necessitate hacking into someone ’s password - protected account , even if it ’s a default password - protected account . It ’s unclear who exactly is behind the website , though the domain isregistered with GoDaddywith a IP address linked to Moscow .
At least there is an easy fix to get your secret camera off of Insecam , which is just putting in a novel password . But that ’s assuming people know about the site ’s existence at all . [ connection World , Motherboard ]
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