[HN Gopher] Hackers Break into Thousands of Security Cameras, Ex...
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       Hackers Break into Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla,
       Jail, Hospital
        
       Author : f430
       Score  : 41 points
       Date   : 2021-03-09 22:11 UTC (48 minutes ago)
        
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       | ocdtrekkie wrote:
       | Putting surveillance video on the cloud is... kinda dumb. It's
       | rarely viewed outside your network, and local drives cost
       | drastically less than the bandwidth needs. Also it's incredibly
       | sensitive data that shouldn't leave your network without really
       | good reason anyways.
       | 
       | The solution to this hack is simple: Shut this company down,
       | because it's a bad idea.
        
       | DoofusOfDeath wrote:
       | In the U.S. legal system, is video footage exposed in this manner
       | admissible in court?
       | 
       | E.g., if a prison inmate was physically abused by staff, and his
       | only corroborating evidence would be this video footage, can it
       | be used to justify a civil or criminal complaint?
        
         | dylan604 wrote:
         | IANAL, but from all of the cop shows on TV, if the lawyer was
         | provided the evidence and did not break laws themself OR as
         | long as the lawyer did not entice someone else to commit the
         | offense or provide instructions on what to do, then typically
         | the judge allows the evidence.
        
         | ocdtrekkie wrote:
         | I think so? Law enforcement can't break into something without
         | a warrant, but if someone brings them evidence of wrongdoing
         | (especially a third party who didn't conduct the hack
         | themselves), I believe they can act on it.
        
       | swiley wrote:
       | To the surprise of _absolutely no one_ closed IP cameras that
       | rely on a manufacturer run internet service are not secure.
       | 
       | Consumer electronics really suck, I wish there was an alternative
       | to the DIY approach of Linux SBCs with rsync over ssh.
        
       | judge2020 wrote:
       | Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26404799
        
       | [deleted]
        
       | mensetmanusman wrote:
       | This is amazing. If they would have added software to the cameras
       | to mine bitcoin, it would've been absolute peak cyber punk.
       | 
       | People that sell video cameras attached to the Internet should
       | always have a disclaimer that the user should assume that the
       | system will probably be accessible by anyone at some point in the
       | future.
       | 
       | I believe Samsung started doing this with their TVs in regards to
       | audio.
       | 
       | We are certainly building ourselves an interesting future.
        
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