DSLR Ransomware

Not sure how credible a threat this is, but I thought I'd bring it to your attention:

https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/11/...eos-80d-dslr-malware-ransomware-cybersecurity

Check Point Software Technologies issued a report today that detailed how its security researchers were able to remotely install malware on a digital DSLR camera. In it, researcher Eyal Itkin found that a hacker can easily plant malware on a digital camera. He says that the standardized Picture Transfer Protocol is an ideal method for delivering malware: it’s unauthenticated and can be used with both Wi-Fi and USB. The report notes that individual with an infected Wi-Fi access point could deploy it at a tourist destination to pull off an attack, or infect a user’s PC.

 

Credible enough that Canon released a patch for their firmware to combat this Agg

 

yeah i put it in the IoT thread too. pretty funny.

 

No new firmware for the 5DIV.

 

"Put a WiFi connection on it. What could go wrong?"

 

For their 80D, the one that the ransomware was tested out on there is.