This is Why People Fear the ‘Internet of Things’
Summary: Foscam IP cameras and other IoT devices ship with peer-to-peer networking enabled by default, and Foscam acknowledged that unchecking the P2P option in the camera interface does not stop the device from contacting other P2P hosts online. The traffic traced to iotcplatform.com, a domain registered to Chinese firm ThroughTek, whose Kalay Network a October 2015 press release said supported more than seven million connected devices and 100 million IoT connections; disabling P2P required a firmware update plus a patch released only after user complaints.
What you should know: A camera bought to secure a home or office instead punches through the firewall to a third-party P2P network, and ICSI researcher Nicholas Weaver said an exploit of the camera also enables further intrusions into the home network.
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