A popular wireless security camera designed to safeguard businesses and homes was vulnerable to a spying hack.The flaw meant it was possible to hijack video and audio streamed from other people's properties by making a minor tweak to Swann Security's app.
Researchers found the problem after the BBC reported a case where one customer had received another's recordings.
Australia-based Swann and OzVision - the Israeli provider of its cloud tech - said the issue had now been fixed.
Swann said that the vulnerability had been limited to one model - the SWWHD-Intcam, also known as the Swann Smart Security Camera - which first went on sale in October 2017. Retailers including Maplin, Currys, Debenhams, Walmart and Amazon have sold them.
However, there are concerns that other companies' cameras supported by OzVision could have problems. more
It is argued that the company offers cloud service to around three million smart cameras and users rely upon its app to connect to their IoT devices, and if anyone can gain access to live stream then all the smart cameras stand at risk. These include the Flir FX smart camera and other brands apart from Swann. The problem lies in the tunnel protocol that is responsible for verifying is a particular viewer is authorized to access the live stream or not. more
