ElReg: 'Video-hams' tap into insecure surveillance cams
Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 4:14 pm
This story from The Register might be worth a quick skim:
More: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/01/video_hams/Surveillance cameras outfitted with internet technology are open to tampering and interception, security experts warn.
IP cameras, widely available from around £70 and not to be confused with web-cams that connect directly into PCs, connect into corporate computer network or domestic broadband systems and are capable of transmitting live footage or individual images across the internet. However these systems are often set up without bothering to configure security settings (such as password protection), an omission that means nominally private cams can be viewed over the net by so-called "video hams".