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The National Cyber Network is launching a campaign today (Tuesday) to raise awareness of the issue and calls on citizens and organizations to take simple steps to protect their privacy.
Currently, close to 66,000 home cameras and security cameras in Israel are exposed to remote control due to the default password that was not changed when the camera was installed. In the past year, there have been reports from citizens and businesses of hacking into their cameras.
For this reason, the system calls on citizens and organizations to take simple steps to protect their privacy. First thing: change the password that comes with the camera and is publicly announced, to a unique password.
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As part of the campaign, preventive emphases will also be conveyed to IDF servants, an initiated appeal will be made to local authorities and organizations that have been found exposed, and protection guides for businesses will also be published.
Many home cameras are under security vulnerabilities. A means that should be used as an accessible and common means of controlling what is done at home in a business can instantly become a failure in defining the privacy of each of us. They usually come with a default password known to all. Beyond invading privacy, taking over the camera allows information to be recorded and images stored for the purposes of data theft, disruption, impersonation and even extortion. By breaking into the camera you can see who is in the house and when, the contents of the house, the daily routine and other information that violates privacy.
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To reduce the risk, the national cyber system recommends ten simple actions to protect your home camera: changing passwords, verifying settings, saving the new password, smart identification, positioning the camera in a place that will minimize privacy, covering the camera viewfinder and more detailed recommendations and accessibility on the cyber site National.
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