The researchersdiscovereda code that turned about 900 Linux-based CCTV cameras into a botnet swarms.
The hackers who infected these cameras with malware have turned into a super sized DDoS machine.
Imagine what is at stake here.
Imagine that these 245 million cameras turning into zombie networks.
The combined power of these security cameras could launch mammoth sized DDoS attack against any entity in the world.
Right now only 1000 cameras have been infected according the Incapsula research.
Till such time, these surveillance systems will likely represent an ongoing risk.
source: www.techworm.net
