Leakers$ claims billboard software exploit to display porn
Original title: Hackers put porn on public billboards and claim it was “far too easy”
Leakers$ group exploited exposed content-transmission software on digital billboards to show explicit footage in Egypt, Malaysia, and Brazil.
The Leakers$ group claims it used a vulnerability in content-transmission software for digital billboards to display explicit footage on public screens in Egypt, Malaysia, and Brazil without accessing individual displays. Egyptian authorities said the billboard operator suffered a website compromise. The group also claimed access to systems in Iraq and China, but those claims are less firmly corroborated. They found thousands of exposed systems during automated scanning.
Unconfirmed: The group’s claims of access to Iraq and China systems are less firmly corroborated
- Leakers$ scanned thousands of exposed systems in two hours
- Explicit footage appeared on billboards in Egypt, Malaysia, Brazil
- Group claims web interfaces and software weaknesses
- Iraq and China access claims less corroborated
- Need to update signage software and controllers
Impact: unauthorized explicit content on public digital billboards
- 1.Restrict management access
- 2.Enable multifactor authentication
- 3.Update software and equipment
- Products
- digital billboards
- Threat actors
- Leakers$
- Organizations
- Out of Home Advertising Association of America
From the original article
2 min read at malwarebytes.com
A hacking group called Leakers$ gained access to remote management software for billboards and used it to show porn.
By @MetallicaMVP · malwarebytes.com
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