Police body cams found pre-installed with notorious Conficker worm
http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/11/police-body-cams-found-pre-installed-with-notorious-conficker-worm/
A report that police cameras are shipping with Conficker.B
preinstalled is testament to the worm's relentlessness. It's
also troubling because the cameras can be crucial in criminal
trials. If an attorney can prove that a camera is infected with
malware, it's plausible that the vulnerability could be grounds
for the video it generated to be thrown out of court, or at
least to create reasonable doubt in the minds of jurors.
Infected cameras can also infect and badly bog down the networks
of police forces, some of which still use outdated computers and
ineffective security measures.
- - -
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein ([email protected]): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Founder:
- Network Neutrality Squad: http://www.nnsquad.org
- PRIVACY Forum: http://www.vortex.com/privacy-info
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
Member: ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
Google+: http://google.com/+LaurenWeinstein
Twitter: http://twitter.com/laurenweinstein
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 / Skype: vortex.com
I have consulted to Google, but I am not currently doing so.
My opinions expressed here are mine alone.
_______________________________________________
pfir mailing list
http://lists.pfir.org/mailman/listinfo/pfir
