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Peer-to-peer takes on a whole new meaning when used to spy on 3.7 million or more cameras, other IoT gear
2020-08-10 21:28

The protocols are CS2 Network P2P, used by more than 50 million devices worldwide, and Shenzhen Yunni iLnkP2P, used by more than 3.6 million.

"As of August 2020, over 3.7 million vulnerable devices have been found on the internet," reads the site, which lists affected devices and advice on what to do if you have any at-risk gear.

This allows the device to be used remotely by the app without having to, say, change any firewall or NAT settings on their home router.

In the case of iLnkP2P, it turned out it was easy to calculate the unique IDs of strangers' devices, and thus use the protocol to find and connect to them.

According to Marrapese, thousands of new iLnkP2P-connected devices appear online every month.


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