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From: |
Atul Murali |
Subject: |
www/proprietary proprietary-insecurity.html pro... |
Date: |
Fri, 16 Jun 2017 02:08:04 -0400 (EDT) |
CVSROOT: /web/www
Module name: www
Changes by: Atul Murali <atulm> 17/06/16 02:08:04
Modified files:
proprietary : proprietary-insecurity.html
proprietary-back-doors.html
Log message:
[#1218986] Add Internet-camera backdoor.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.61&r2=1.62
http://web.cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html?cvsroot=www&r1=1.44&r2=1.45
Patches:
Index: proprietary-insecurity.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-insecurity.html,v
retrieving revision 1.61
retrieving revision 1.62
diff -u -b -r1.61 -r1.62
--- proprietary-insecurity.html 11 Jun 2017 23:57:26 -0000 1.61
+++ proprietary-insecurity.html 16 Jun 2017 06:08:04 -0000 1.62
@@ -36,10 +36,12 @@
<ul>
<li>
- <p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras are tremendously insecure.
- They have login accounts with hard-coded passwords, which can't be
- changed, and <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/">there
is no way to
- delete these accounts either</a>.</p>
+ <p>Many models of Internet-connected cameras <a
href="/home/atul/Projects/GNU/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html#InternetCameraBackDoor">have
backdoors</a>.
+
+ <p>That is a malicious functionality, but in addition it is a gross
+ insecurity since anyone, including malicious crackers, <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/">can
find those accounts and use them to get into
+ users' cameras</a>.</p>
+
</li>
<li>
@@ -503,7 +505,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/06/11 23:57:26 $
+$Date: 2017/06/16 06:08:04 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
Index: proprietary-back-doors.html
===================================================================
RCS file: /web/www/www/proprietary/proprietary-back-doors.html,v
retrieving revision 1.44
retrieving revision 1.45
diff -u -b -r1.44 -r1.45
--- proprietary-back-doors.html 9 Mar 2017 23:58:09 -0000 1.44
+++ proprietary-back-doors.html 16 Jun 2017 06:08:04 -0000 1.45
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
<!-- WEBMASTERS: make sure to place new items on top under each subsection -->
<ul>
<li>
+ <p id="InternetCameraBackDoor">Many models of Internet-connected
+ cameras contain a glaring backdoor – they have login accounts
+ with hard-coded passwords, which can't be changed, and <a
href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2017/06/internet-cameras-expose-private-video-feeds-and-remote-controls/">there
is no way to delete these accounts either</a>.
+ </p>
+
+ <p>Since these accounts with hard-coded passwords are impossible to
+ delete, this problem is not merely an insecurity; it amounts to a
+ backdoor that can be used by the manufacturer (and government) to
+ spy on users.</p>
+ </li>
+
+ <li>
<p>Vizio “smart”
TVs <a
href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/blogs/business-blog/2017/02/what-vizio-was-doing-behind-tv-screen">have
a universal back door</a>.</p>
@@ -383,7 +395,7 @@
<p class="unprintable">Updated:
<!-- timestamp start -->
-$Date: 2017/03/09 23:58:09 $
+$Date: 2017/06/16 06:08:04 $
<!-- timestamp end -->
</p>
</div>
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