That may be a little drastic, though, particularly in a time when our lives are so restricted that online is the only outlet we really have.
It all seems a bit overwhelming, and weighing the risks it seems the best thing we can do is unplug the broadband modem and resolve to live a simpler, less risky life. The botnet was made up of millions of IoT devices, with its creators scanning the web for vulnerable devices The attacks came in waves, with tens of millions of IP addresses bombarding its servers with malicious requests and overwhelming the system until it simply gave up. In 2016 a large part of the eastern US coast suffered a major internet outage after a DDOS (distributed denial of service) attack was levelled at internet infrastructure company Dyn. By exploiting poor security or vulnerabilities in connected devices, hackers can create a botnet – an army of zombie devices that could include security cameras,smart TVs and home automation sensors – that can be used to co-ordinate a massive cyber attack.
The growing number of internet-connected devices that are popping up in our homes could also be used in online attacks. While the invasion of privacy is bad enough, it isn’t the only risk.
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The flaw in the CamHi app was still a risk to those who had changed the default password on the camera, usually the first – and effective – line of defence against hackers. The issue seemed to stem from the app accompanying the cameras, which included brands such as Accfly, ieGeek and SV3C among others. About 700,000 were in Europe, with the majority in Asia. In June last year, UK consumer watchdog Which? warned that about 3.5 million internet-connected security cameras in the country were at risk of being hacked, even if users had changed the password. It’s not just baby cameras we have to worry about: there have been numerous reports about security flaws in internet-connected security cameras that have left people open to being spied on or harassed.
But as with all internet connected devices, there is some degree of risk that the camera can be hacked. What should serve as some sort of relief to parents is that these experiences are relatively rare and most wifi monitors will only be accessed by people known to the parents. In a statement read out on the show, the company said it was working with the customer “to address her concerns”, and detailed the various security measures it had in place.īut while the incident may be the most recent, it certainly isn’t the first time that wifi monitors have hit the headlines for the wrong reasons. Someone was actively watching the live streaming.”Īfter the incident the next night, Beirne unplugged the camera and got in touch with the company about the issue. “We had been in bed the night before and we noticed it turned to red. “There’s a little LED indicator so when the camera is streaming, when someone is looking at it through the app, it’s red when there’s nobody it’s blue,” Beirne said. And there was some indications that whoever had access to the app had been watching the stream before. Beirne said the app had notified her that the temperature in the room was too low, so she had put extra covers on the baby a short while later, it told her the temperature was too high. Then other things began to fall into place.
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