For Ustream, see each hackerspace's page, or the Ustream Matrix: Matrix: Appleton, WI's very own hacker/maker space by stream of the webcam)

action=snapshot (Snapshot of the live feed) Not a webcam, per se, but a programmatic analysis of activity of 4 webcam streams.

The unsecured cameras refer to cameras secured with default passwords.

The site with a Russian IP address has indexed the details of the cameras such as manufacturers, locations, IP addresses and the number of channels.

Those with an in-home (or office) camera who have no intention of remotely viewing footage should check the device's settings to turn off that function.

As a last-ditch effort, Rice suggests simply covering the camera when it's not in use.

Ivie and her son had stumbled upon the live video when they were exploring satellite images of Earth online, and then downloaded a free app called Live Camera Viewer. Apparently, one of Jennifer’s 8-year-old daughters wanted to play a computer game with friends. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) reported that the site accesses information by using thousands of cameras' default login credentials, which are available online. In a blog post, Rice outlined the precautions folks should take: First and foremost, change your default password. privacy watchdog has issued a warning about a Russian website that streams live footage from insecure webcams around the world.The key is to get the Meterpreter installed on their system first.I've shown how to do this in some of my previous articles, where you could get the victim to click on a link to our malicious website, send a malicious Microsoft Office document or Adobe Acrobat file, and more.