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World TOP Headlines: => Around the Web => Topic started by: Samker on 30. December 2007., 22:11:56
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Do you have an internet camera? Do you broadcast it to be publicly access by the world?, How do you know it is publicly access by others or not?. I do have a webcam. After watching the movie clips by FOX News.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FONb6SfJpSI
I started to grab my webcam manual and see whether there is any function to allow it to be access through a web browser. Ha, lucky it was a cheap one, that’s why, is not rich in function. Sometimes is good to have cheap thing.
After watching the clips, my hands feel a bit itching to test it out how to hack internet camera. Seem like the fox news clip is showing us how to hack instead of stopping such behavior.
After pausing and replay the video a few times. I spotted some technique use in the clips. It’s using a Google advanced search operator “inurl”.
I spotted “inurl:/view/index.shtml” and “inurl:/DCS900/Aview.html”. So, I just make a quick search through Google and as a conclusion, most sites are password locked or those if you can view which is eventually ready to be publicly view and Google just can’t find “inurl:/DCS900/Aview.html”. Ermm…maybe Google has taken out the search for “inurl:/DCS900/Aview.html”. Guess I miss the fun. For your information DCS 900 is a DLink network camera, most people just bought it and broadcast it without changing the administrator default password, therefore it can be easily access and being index by Google.
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I guess that just for DLINK DCS900, how about other brand? I didn't really check it up, however if you think you are at risk. Just do some Google search operator using inurl.
Here's 2 to try... You'll be busy for hours on end....
Google Search Example 1: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inurl%3A%2Fview%2Findex.shtml&btnG=Search
Google Search Example 2: http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=inurl:viewerframe%3Fmode%3D&revid=1091147995&sa=X&oi=revisions_inline&resnum=0&ct=broad-revision&cd=1
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wheww. thank god i do not have a webcam.
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There another inurl one for "private" dirs on noob installed LINUX servers... they're set to public by default. Ooops not a place to store all your "private" stuff young Billy!
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cool :bih:
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Nice ! Thanks !
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woooowww.... I can see anywhere from here...
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thanks for the valuable info
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good, very nice
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Thank god I do not have a Webcam
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Nice ! Thanks !
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excellent thanks O0
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wowww thanks
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good to know. Guess people are just lazy by not changing the passwords! Yet they take the time to set up everything else. Lesson learned.
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The interesting decision, Thanks!
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this is pretty scary stuff. To know that wherever you go, you might be exposed to voyeurs !!
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Nice Guide, though most people sort their cameras out straight away!
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Nice article! Although scary.
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Nice ! Thanks !
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People think they are a clever hacker by watching those web cams. Until you do a bit of googling and you realize those are all public cams linked on a web site some places spexially for the purpose of people clicking and watching it, just like a blogs. You're not spying anything, the cam was put there for public viewing.
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How about notebook camera?
can we spy on it? ???
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glad my cam gets lit when its on :D
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nice find...hahaha
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http://www.texkitty.com:81/view/index.shtml (http://www.texkitty.com:81/view/index.shtml)
some house
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woooo thank God.... but i guess some can still hack cams... at this time nothing is impossible in internet world.. i just guessed ehehe
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Nice ! Thanks !
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Hi guys,
Thanks for such an informative sharing keep it up we are waiting for more informative posting.
Regards
Abbott
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nice to hear such news earlier before getting them
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interesting info... nice to know so i can take care of mine hehe
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very good
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Why don't they really think of their security? or do they intend to share it with the whoile world..
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Good to know, yeah my web cam lights up when it's being used...
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@ qwertysan
I don't think your notebook camera will be a problem because like most people said already, most of those were public cameras set for viewing. In order for people to access your camera, you probably would have to set it up for remote access. So you should be fine. Nice article but sad to see that it's just a twisting of some facts...
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very informative - now i have something new to work on
thanks for this info Samker!
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and this is just whats in the Public domain there are far more detailed ways of getting into these things, Mobile Phones are no diff although admitlidly you do need some deticated hardward to crack and listen in to Mobile Phones
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My friend have an internet camera. But she did not even broadcast it to be publicly access by the world. Because she knows that it can be access buy other people. That is why she bought a CCTV camera for her computer. seo services (http://www.computerseo.com)
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very nice! thanks... :bih:
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Wow this is creepy like another way for "big brother" to watch us.......*disconnecting camera now*
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I always cover my webcam'eye when I'm not using it. I worry someone on the Internet watching me naked. lol.
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Interesting. Another case for strong passwords and changing of default ports if you can!
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Weird, I was only searching yesterday for some remotely controlled cameras on Google. There's other ways to search for them but like people have said the majority are there on purpose for tourism... they are very rarely security cameras. It's fun though and makes me want to buy one of those Axis systems just as a gadget.
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thanks for Advance advice
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thanks for this
I have a web cam. due to this lots of problem can be solved easily.
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thx for info
i hav a webcam though
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wow...informative.....thnx
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very informative
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great work
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thanks for the news
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Good information..I really love this type of post
thanks for this info Samker!
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Thx for the information
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this is like an alternative google map places.. ;D.. this is very useful info.. thanks :bih:
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It's a little scary, but useful to learn. Thanks!