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Security researchers have demonstrated that with a simple program run from any computer in Wi-Fi range, Amazon’s internet-enabled camera Cloud Cam, designed to reassuringly record every Key delivery, can be disabled and frozen. A viewer watching its live or recorded stream sees only a closed door, even as their actual door is opened and someone slips inside.
While the threat of a camera-hacking courier seems an unlikely way for your house to be burgled, the researchers argue it potentially strips away a key safeguard in Amazon's security system. When WIRED brought the research to Amazon's attention, the company responded that it plans to send out an automatic software update to address the issue later this week.
While the threat of a camera-hacking courier seems an unlikely way for your house to be burgled, the researchers argue it potentially strips away a key safeguard in Amazon's security system. When WIRED brought the research to Amazon's attention, the company responded that it plans to send out an automatic software update to address the issue later this week.