Threat Source newsletter (March 30, 2023) — It’s impossible to tell if your home security camera or doorbell is truly safe
Summary: Cisco Talos reports that law enforcement is finding ways to compel manufacturers and managers of home security cameras and doorbells to turn over homeowners' footage without consent, and that Amazon Ring, the largest player in the space, may or may not be the target of a ransomware attack. Talos' Joe Marshall wrote in a Dark Reading guest column that IoT vendors continue to fail at implementing solid cybersecurity controls, and the newsletter notes that on Amazon's smart doorbell search, three best-selling items used nearly identical thumbnail art while each was listed under a different manufacturer or seller.
What you should know: Consumers buy these devices for physical security, but the newsletter states that everyone should assume they are taking a risk with their privacy and online security as a trade-off for catching possible package burglars, and that few buyers are qualified to judge whether the products are secure at all.
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