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$30 doorbell cameras can be easily hijacked, says Consumer Reports


Models still widely available on e-commerce sites after issues reported.

“These video doorbells from little known manufacturers have serious security and privacy vulnerabilities, and now they’ve found their way onto major digital marketplaces such as Amazon and Walmart," said Justin Brookman, director of tech policy at Consumer Reports, in a statement. Consumer Reports' researchers claim to have found JPEG file references passed in plaintext over the network, which could later be viewed without authentication in a browser. The disclosures note the amount of data that is sent over the network without authentication, including JPEG files, the local SSID, and external IP address.

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