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This is Why People Fear the Internet of Things Krebs on Security

Foscam, a Chinese firm that makes and sells security cameras, has built-in P2P networking capabilities. Chinese company ThroughTek Co., Ltd. says its network attached storage and home automation gizmo is connected to a vast peer-to-peer (P2P) network run by the Chinese manufacturer of the hardware. The problem is that the camera is designed to punch through firewalls and cant be switched off without applying a firmware update plus an additional patch that the company only released after repeated pleas from users.”]

Source: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2016/02/this-is-why-people-fear-the-internet-of-things/

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