2019-8-12 16:59 |
Bitcoin demanding ransomware knows no bounds, and the latest potential victim? DSLR cameras. A group of security researchers have managed to exploit vulnerabilities in a Canon EOS 80D digital camera to hold its owner’s photos to a Bitcoin ransom, The Inquirer reports.
The researchers from cybersecurity firm Check Point Research exploited the camera‘s picture transfer protocol (PTP), a piece of software typically used to transfer images from the device to a computer. Many modern cameras can transfer images over a WiFi connection, this is formerly known as PTP/IP (picture transfer protocol over internet protocol). While this is a useful feature if…
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