FTC files lawsuit against D-Link for router and camera security flaws
FTC files lawsuit against D-Link for router and camera security flaws
Posted: 06 Jan 2017
The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against D-Link, claiming the company put thousands of customers at risk of unauthorised access by failing to secure its IP cameras and routers, after security vulnerabilities were discovered last year.
The lawsuit [PDF], filed in the District Court in San Francisco on January 5, claims that D-Link "repeatedly have failed to take reasonable software testing and remediation measures to protect their routers and IP cameras against well-known and easily preventable software security flaws" in several of its Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
Specifically, the FTC said these alleged security failures amounted to D-Link hard-coding login credentials or backdoors that allowed unauthorised access to live feeds in its camera software; mishandling its own software private sign-in key code so it was exposed online for around six months; failing to take reasonable steps to prevent a known vulnerability allowing attackers to remotely control and send commands to routers; and failing to use free software that has been available since 2008 to secure its users' app logins, instead storing them in clear, readable text on users' mobile devices...
I glad to see the FTC is putting it's very large foot down. It's a shame it takes so long to take action.
The lack of security on (IoT) devices is way out of hand.
It appears that D-Link new of the problem and just would not take action to solve the problem. Security cost money and D-Link appears, were not willing to spend the money for security but yet advertised their products as secure.
If D-Link are proven guilty of such actions any punishment under a $100,000,000 would be shameful. The company board members should also be sought after and punished in some strong fashion. I won't mention my suggestion for board member punishment for respect of those with weak stomachs that might read my post.
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Dear sir,
I am trying to setup an IP camera on my WDR 4300 Router. ROuter is just purchased.
The camera says its ready at 192.168.1.100:8080
However when i open the same address in my Computer, the WEBPAGE NOT AVAILABLE is shown up.
Both the camera and COmputer are connected to WDR 4300 via...