Hackers disable scores of Canon-made security cameras across Japan
More than 60 security cameras made by Canon Inc. have been hacked and rendered unusable at places including key waterways, a fish market and a care facility for people with disabilities, it was learned Monday.
Many of the networked cameras had messages left on their screens saying, “I’m Hacked. bye2.”
Campbell, we saw that and asked them for comment.
Btw, Canon IP cameras have historically not required changing the default password, so we suspect that could be the cause. When we get more information, we will share.
That was why I used "hacked" in quotation marks.
Sounds to me like someone just logged in with default credentials.
...noted they had not reset the default password...
Ageo discovered its hacking problem on April 26, prompting an official to admit the city had failed to take precautions.
“We had not predicted this kind of situation,” the official said.
I’d like to see the situations they did predict ;)
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