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by SantaFeJoe on Mon Aug 12, 2019 9:24 am
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Some Canon cameras are vulnerable to hacking/ransomware:


https://global.canon/en/support/security/d-camera.html

https://petapixel.com/2019/08/12/psa-canon-dslrs-are-vulnerable-to-ransomware-update-yours-now/

https://research.checkpoint.com/say-cheese-ransomware-ing-a-dslr-camera/

https://www.digitalcameraworld.com/news/30-canon-cameras-at-risk-of-ransomware-canon-issues-firmware-advisory

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by E.J. Peiker on Mon Aug 12, 2019 10:01 am
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Wow!!!  I never turn on the wifi on BT on my cameras and now that this info is out there for hackers to try to exploit, this really makes me not want to ever do that.
 

by E.J. Peiker on Fri Aug 16, 2019 9:24 am
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Check this out starting around 3:40 in the video. The odds of falling victim to this hack are approximately 0.00:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a78_aF6bIFs
 

by Neilyb on Sat Aug 17, 2019 5:03 am
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