Sony Misleading Marketing Hides Cracked Backdoor

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Jan 25, 2017

Sony is attempting to deemphasize the severity of the backdoor uncovered in Ipela cameras.

Meanwhile, IPVM has verified that the root password for the backdoor has been cracked.

Downplaying the severity of the hard-coded backdoor puts both users, and Sony's brand, at risk, as we explain in this report. 

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Comments (3)

Rodney Thayer

01/25/17 05:37pm

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Undisclosed #1

01/26/17 01:35am

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01/26/17 05:51pm

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