Security News > 2016 > December > 80 Sony IP camera models come with backdoors (Help Net Security)

80 different models of Sony IPELA Engine IP Cameras have multiple backdoors that can be misused by attackers to take control of the device, disrupt its functionality, add it to a botnet, and more. Researchers from SEC Consult discovered two application-level backdoor accounts (“primana” and “debug”) with hardcoded passwords, the hashes of which are included in the devices’ firmware. The hashes can be cracked, and through these accounts, attackers can access specific, undocumented CGI functionalities. … More →

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