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A researcher known as "Birdman" dissected the Dropcam Pro. He found that the device’s "secure" firmware updates were signed with a 512-bit RSA key that was easily factorable. He extracted the private key and demonstrated how to push custom firmware to any Dropcam on the planet.

showcased that the cyber arms race had matured. The days of "script kiddies" were over; this was intelligence agency infrastructure colliding with corporate networks. blackhat.2015

Researchers presented data showing that while email phishing detection had improved (thanks to DMARC and user training), voice phishing (vishing) was back. Using automated voice synthesis and publicly available LinkedIn data, hackers could spoof a CEO’s voice to the CFO and wire money instantly. A researcher known as "Birdman" dissected the Dropcam Pro