SCARY: Russian website shows 73.000+ of unsecured webcams around the world
Sometimes administrator (possible you too) forgets to set the default password on security surveillance system, online camera or DVR. This site now contains access only to cameras without a password and it is fully legal. Such online cameras are available for all internet users. To browse cameras just select the country or camera type.
This site has been designed in order to show the importance of the security settings. To remove your public camera from this site and make it private the only thing you need to do is to change your camera default password.
With a simple click you can also see where the cam is roughly located in Google Maps
Where the site is located:
▻http://www.tcpiputils.com/browse/ip-address/88.212.208.213
Tips on how to find these webcams:
▻http://www.insecam.cc/faq
Other sites:
►http://www.shodanhq.com
▻http://www.opentopia.com/hiddencam.php
poke @homlett
▻http://seenthis.net/recherche?recherche=shodan
Links:
▻http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2014/11/11/insecam_website_allows_spying_on_security_camera_footage_online_spying_on.htm
▻http://www.networkworld.com/article/2844283/microsoft-subnet/peeping-into-73-000-unsecured-security-cameras-thanks-to-default-passw
▻http://www.courrierinternational.com/article/2014/11/05/vous-allez-pouvoir-espionner-la-terre-entiere
▻http://www.levif.be/actualite/international/ce-site-recensant-des-milliers-de-cameras-de-surveillance-vous-propose-d-espionner-la-terre-entiere/article-normal-324151.html
(credits: picture above: ▻http://zabou.me)