Today
all devices in our home are becoming more connected to networks than ever to
make our lives easy. But what's worrisome is that these connected devices can
be turned against us, anytime, due to lack of stringent security measures and
insecure encryption mechanisms implemented in this Internet of Things (IoTs)
devices.
Cam
devices have among those connected devices we mostly use for many reasons – We have
witness many incidents were these devises falling victims to Cyberattacks. The
most recent victim of this issue is the Samsung's range of SmartCam home
security cameras – Cybercriminals find their way into Samsung SmartCam, It's
not necessary to break into your computer or Smartphone to spy on you.
Earlier today, I addressed on How we can fight the growing #Cybercrimes to the management of the Ministry of WT&C - I urge on collaboration. pic.twitter.com/883j2aoqV0— YUSUPH KILEO (@YUSUPHKILEO) December 30, 2016
Hackers
have confirmed it is too easy to hijack the popular Samsung SmartCam security
cameras, as they contain a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability
that could let hackers gain root access and take full control of these devices.
SmartCam
is one of the Samsung's SmartThings ranges of devices, which allows its users
to connect, manage, monitor and control "smart" devices in their home
using their smartphones or tablets.
