FBI: HiatusRAT uses brute-force hack on webcams, DVRs
The FBI warns that hackers who have yet to be identified have been using #HiatusRAT to hack IoT devices, particularly web cameras and DVRs from Chinese manufacturers Hikvision and Xiongmai but also devices from Dahua and D-Link. So far, the campaign has targeted organizations in Taiwan and a US government server via brute-force attacks and weak credential exploitation.
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