Abusive access to the IT system. It is with this procedure that the Prosecutor of Rome opened a file ofinvestigation against unknown persons for the intimate videos of Stefano De Martino and his partner Caroline Tronelli, stolen through the video surveillance system of the home of the young woman. THE movies At least on a foreign website – then obscured – and circulated on messaging apps and social networks such as Telgram and were loaded WhatsAppwhere “many times” would be forwarded. This prefigures serious crimes not only for hackers who have materially picked up videos, but also for all those who have contributed to the spread of this strictly personal material. Just know that, based on a recent legislation on the privacywhoever forwards these videos risks the imprisonment up to 6 years and an economic sanction up to 15,000 euros. If the diffusion takes place on messaging apps and web platforms, as in this case, you can go up to 9 years in prison. Here, however, we will not deal with the legal consequences of those who have stained – and is still staining – of such a hateful crime, but how hackers may have taken possession of these videos, as indicated by the video surveillance system of the Caroline Tronelli house.
To understand what could have happened, Fanpage.it has contacted an expert in computer securitywho preferred to remain anonymous. First of all, he explained to us that the videos may have been carpite both “live“Than by drawing from Cyclic hard diskon which each total hours overwrite the Images captured by surveillance cameras. This generally takes place every 24, 48 or 72 hours, based on customer preferences. The ways in which hackers may have taken control of these devices Instead they are manifold. Clearly we do not know what type of system to be in operation at Tronelli’s home, but the expert told us that very often these webcam or Camip They are sold with dated security protocols, or use protocols from Admin instead of in the cloud. In other cases it is ultra -technological cameras but based on firmware – The software that allows the hardware to work, in practice – stop to ten years ago. Very often, moreover, firmware are not updated or in any case the safety updates are not made. All this, in concert with password Sometimes not sufficiently solid, facilitates the work of hackers, who through special tools manage to take control of the connected electronic devices.
The expert explained to us that there is even a search engine Able to indexing cameras connected to the internet not password or with default credentials. It is a system designed precisely for IT security experts and other IT professionals, with the aim of testing the exposure of risk systems. It is estimated that in Italy they are Tens of thousands The cameras not correctly configured, updated or in any case easily violated by those who have their ability. Accessing without authorization for the images produced by these cameras, of course, is a crime, as well as to spread them.
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The expert of cybersicacy He explained to us that the cameras of these systems, in many cases, rest on one separate network From the domestic one, in order to guarantee an additional level of security, however they are always controlled by users, with all the risks of the case. For example, there are those who can see the images taken through their phone; infecting it smartphone With special software, hackers “would take a moment to move to all devices connected to the network”, highlights the expert. If, on the other hand, they are connected to the home network, the routerThe computer Or any other connected device can be used to take control of the cameras and steal the images produced. Sometimes the phishing To obtain the access data of the systems, perhaps not protected by two -factor authentication systems.
Obviously we do not know the level of security of the Videosorvegliaza system violated at Casa Tronelli, which could be as advanced and safe as possible, but well trained hackers and with a precise goal are able to effectively pierce even very advanced and modern apparatuses. What is certain is that these videos have been stolen and disseminated, causing a very serious damage to Stefano De Martino and his partner.
