Expert: Surveillance Cameras Vulnerable to Hacking
A U.S. security expert says he has identified ways to remotely attack high-end surveillance cameras used by industrial plants, prisons, banks and the military – a vulnerability that could allow hackers to spy on facilities or gain access to sensitive computer networks.
According to an article from Reuters, Craig Heffner, a former software developer with the National Security Administration (now working for a private security firm), says he discovered the previously unreported bugs in digital surveillance equipment from firms such as Cisco Systems Inc., D-Link Corp and TRENDnet.