jeudi 30 juin 2016

Home alarms let users keep default credentials

German investigative journalists from the c’t magazine said many home security systems come with a huge vulnerability which can put every home using the system at risk. The vulnerability, however, is nothing fancy in hacking terms -- it’s pretty obvious and straightforward, but frequently overlooked. You see, similar to Internet routers, these home security systems are configured through a browser, and many come with easily crackable passwords like "1234" or "admin1234". These passwords are easily changed when setting up the system, but because the setup doesn’t require a password change by default, many users simply don’t do it. "When registering… [Continue Reading]


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