How to search the Internet of Things for photos of sleeping babies (Ars Technica, link)

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"Shodan, a search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT), recently launched a new section that lets users easily browse vulnerable webcams.

The feed includes images of marijuana plantations, back rooms of banks, children, kitchens, living rooms, garages, front gardens, back gardens, ski slopes, swimming pools, colleges and schools, laboratories, and cash register cameras in retail stores, according to Dan Tentler, a security researcher who has spent several years investigating webcam security. "It's all over the place," he [said]"


See the article: How to search the Internet of Things for photos of sleeping babies (Ars Technica, link)

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