![]() The BusyBox software provides a collection of Unix tools in a single executable file, and was specifically developed for embedded operating systems with limited resources such as routers. In this particular DDoS campaign, all of the compromised CCTV cameras were running BusyBox. That’s the warning that has been issued by the security team at Incapsula, who discovered a botnet of 900 CCTV cameras spread across the globe, flooding targeted websites with unwanted traffic in an attempt to blast them off the internet.Īccording to the researchers, the CCTV cameras were vulnerable because they were set up with weak login credentials, and accepting connections from anyone else connected to the internet.Īll the hackers had to do was launch a brute-force dictionary attack against the CCTV devices to gain access, working through a list of likely passwords. ![]() ![]() If you’re running a CCTV surveillance camera in your office, high street store, or at home make sure that you are not unwittingly helping hackers launch denial-of-service attacks.
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