Webcams warning

[Simon]

The public is being warned about a website containing thousands of live feeds to baby monitors, stand-alone webcams and CCTV systems.

Data watchdogs across the world have drawn attention to the Russian-based site, which broadcasts footage from systems using either default passwords or no log-in codes at all.

The site lists streams from more than 250 countries and other territories.

It currently provides 500 feeds from the UK alone.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-30121159

[J!ll]

 

[Technical Ben]

At least this time it has a password. When this happened around 15 years ago, the manufactures never even added the ability to password it most times. Oh, and "automatically" set it to public broadcast... becase they wanted to be so helpful.