Hacked security cameras used by DDoS botnet
Security researchers have found a vulnerability in over 80.000 HIKvision security cameras. The company has been providing a firmware update for some time, but only a few have installed it. Cyber gangsters are now using the cameras for their DDoS botnet. Security researchers have already discovered a vulnerability in over 80.000 Hikvision cameras over the past year that can easily be exploited. The error is defined in CVE-2021-36260 and was fixed by Hikvision via a firmware update in September 2021. But: According to a whitepaper published by CYFIRMA, thousands of systems used by 2.300 organizations in 100 countries always have the security update...