"2 Million IoT Devices Vulnerable to Complete Takeover"

More than two million Internet of Things (IoT) devices, including IP security cameras, baby monitors, and smart doorbells, have been discovered to be vulnerable to being hijacked by attackers. Through the take over of these devices, attackers would be able to spy on their owners. According to the security engineer, named Paul Marrapese, who discovered the flaws that would allow over two million IoT devices to be hijacked, these vulnerabilities derive from the peer-to-peer (P2P) communication technology used by all of these IoT devices, called iLnkP2P. This article continues to discuss the vulnerabilities, how IoT device users can find out if they are affected by these vulnerabilities, and what they should do if they are impacted, as well as past discoveries of security issues in surveillance cameras.

Threatpost reports "2 Million IoT Devices Vulnerable to Complete Takeover"