The Danger Behind "view/index.shtml": A Guide to IoT Camera Security If you’ve ever stumbled upon a URL ending in view/index.shtml
A variant of the Mirai botnet specifically targeted .shtml endpoints on IP cameras. The bot scanned for /view/index.shtml , repacked it by injecting a downloader script for the mirai binary, and used the camera’s CPU for DDoS attacks. Over 500,000 cameras were infected. view index shtml camera repack