Ecuador s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) relies on a video conferencing system that is accessible from the public Internet and doesn t require a password to use, according to security researcher Dillon Beresford. The system was apparently pushed into use with only default, factory settings. It was also deployed outside the Ministry’s firewall, meaning that it could be accessed by anyone and identified in an Internet scan looking for vi deo. The revelation of the security hole comes at a sensitive time for the Ecuadoran government. Wikileaks founder Julian Assange sought refuge in Ecuadoran embassy on June 20.
Source: https://threatpost.com/assanges-asylum-balance-researcher-warns-ecuadors-deliberations-are-vulnerable-online-snooping/76743/