US security firm Vectra Networks has hacked a ‘tiny' D-Link web camera and turned it into a persistent backdoor into corporate networks. In a 12 January blog, Vectra describes how its Threat Labs researchers bought the consumer-grade WiFi webcam for US$ 30 (£20), and cracked open its Linux kernel to create a persistent access point into a network. This meant criminals could use the camera to control remote attacks and siphon out stolen corporate data - without having to infect more protected devices such as servers or laptops.

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