{"title":"Spying on the Spy: Security Analysis of Hidden Cameras","authors":"Samuel Herodotou, F. Hao","doi":"10.48550/arXiv.2306.00610","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2306.00610","url":null,"abstract":"Hidden cameras, also called spy cameras, are surveillance tools commonly used to spy on people without their knowledge. Whilst previous studies largely focused on investigating the detection of such a camera and the privacy implications, the security of the camera itself has received limited attention. Compared with ordinary IP cameras, spy cameras are normally sold in bulk at cheap prices and are ubiquitously deployed in hidden places within homes and workplaces. A security compromise of these cameras can have severe consequences. In this paper, we analyse a generic IP camera module, which has been packaged and re-branded for sale by several spy camera vendors. The module is controlled by mobile phone apps. By analysing the Android app and the traffic data, we reverse-engineered the security design of the whole system, including the module's Linux OS environment, the file structure, the authentication mechanism, the session management, and the communication with a remote server. Serious vulnerabilities have been identified in every component. Combined together, they allow an adversary to take complete control of a spy camera from anywhere over the Internet, enabling arbitrary code execution. This is possible even if the camera is behind a firewall. All that an adversary needs to launch an attack is the camera's serial number, which users sometimes unknowingly share in online reviews. We responsibly disclosed our findings to the manufacturer. Whilst the manufacturer acknowledged our work, they showed no intention to fix the problems. Patching or recalling the affected cameras is infeasible due to complexities in the supply chain. However, it is prudent to assume that bad actors have already been exploiting these flaws. We provide details of the identified vulnerabilities in order to raise public awareness, especially on the grave danger of disclosing a spy camera's serial number.","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129732670","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Driver Locations Harvesting Attack on pRide","authors":"Shyam Murthy, S. Vivek","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-23020-2_36","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23020-2_36","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123351506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. T. Damir, Tommi Meskanen, Sara Ramezanian, Valtteri Niemi
{"title":"A Beyond-5G Authentication and Key Agreement Protocol","authors":"M. T. Damir, Tommi Meskanen, Sara Ramezanian, Valtteri Niemi","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-23020-2_14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-23020-2_14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-07-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124383725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ppAURORA: Privacy Preserving Area Under Receiver Operating Characteristic and Precision-Recall Curves","authors":"Ali Burak Ünal, Nícolas Pfeifer, Mete Akgün","doi":"10.1007/978-3-031-39828-5_15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39828-5_15","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116140582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jingjing Song, Haiwu He, Zhuo Lv, Chunhua Su, Guangquan Xu, Wei Wang
{"title":"An Efficient Vulnerability Detection Model for Ethereum Smart Contracts","authors":"Jingjing Song, Haiwu He, Zhuo Lv, Chunhua Su, Guangquan Xu, Wei Wang","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_26","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_26","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"112 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126080813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yawei Wang, Chenxu Wang, Xiapu Luo, Kaixiang Zhang, Huizhong Li
{"title":"A Blockchain-Based IoT Data Management System for Secure and Scalable Data Sharing","authors":"Yawei Wang, Chenxu Wang, Xiapu Luo, Kaixiang Zhang, Huizhong Li","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126516123","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Efficient Leakage-Resilient Authenticated Group Key Exchange Protocol","authors":"Ou Ruan, Yang Yang, Mingwu Zhang","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_41","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"264 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134268143","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Zhao, Tianrui Zong, Yong Xiang, Longxiang Gao, G. Beliakov
{"title":"Pre-adjustment Based Anti-collusion Mechanism for Audio Signals","authors":"Juan Zhao, Tianrui Zong, Yong Xiang, Longxiang Gao, G. Beliakov","doi":"10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-36938-5_18","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":287438,"journal":{"name":"International Conference on Network and System Security","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131202230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}