Club Start.
Well doesn’t time fly, It is the first meeting of our new season tomorrow. Don’t forget the first meeting is a presentation of our pictures taken over the summer. Pictures from our visits, our coach trip and any other pictures from your summer will be welcome.
John Hodson
It is with great sadness that I have to relay the news that John Hodson has passed away at the age of 88. John has been unable to attend meetings for some time. Members will remember his contribution to the group including being Treasurer for several years. His funeral will take place at Bushbury Crematorium East on Monday 16th September at 12.15 and all members are welcome.
Camera Alert.
John was in receipt of an email with the following Notice from Canon and Digital Camera World. This is rather important and could lead to complete computer systems going down. It is certainly advisable for Canon users to upgrade their systems and other camera owners to investigate their manufacturers.
30 Canon cameras at risk of ransomware: Canon issues firmware + advisory
By James Artaius 5 hours ago Digital Camera World News
Major camera security alert as Canon issues advisory for 30 vulnerable products; other manufacturers may be affected
In a serious cybersecurity alert, 30 Canon cameras have been found susceptible to critical vulnerabilities via both Wi-Fi and USB connections.
The affected camera models are at risk of being infected by ransomware and malware, whereby cyber-attackers can hold photographs and videos taken on the camera to ransom.
The vulnerabilities were discovered by cybersecurity firm Check Point, which alerted Canon about the problem affecting every product category across its mirrorless, DSLR and compact camera lines.
Check Point singled out the Canon EOS 80D, releasing a video demonstrating how easy it is to exploit holes in the standard Picture Transfer Protocol (used to transfer files from cameras to PCs) to infect the camera and computer.
Given that the protocol is standardized and embedded in other camera brands, Check Point believes similar vulnerabilities can be found in cameras from other vendors as well. As such, we recommend visiting the support section of the website for your camera to see if a firmware update is available.
Canon immediately released a product advisory, along with a firmware update for the 80D. It also confirmed that 30 of its cameras are similarly susceptible to attack, from professional bodies like the Canon EOS 1-DX Mark II to the Canon EOS R to the Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II.
The affected Canon products – for which the manufacturer will issue firmware updates to patch the issue – are as follows:
Canon EOS-1D X
Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Canon EOS-1D C
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
Canon EOS 5DS
Canon EOS 5DS R
Canon EOS 6D
Canon EOS 6D Mark II
Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Canon EOS 70D
Canon EOS 80D (firmware available for download)
Canon EOS M10
Canon EOS M100
Canon EOS M3
Canon EOS M5
Canon EOS M50
Canon EOS M6
Canon EOS R
Canon EOS RP
Canon EOS Rebel SL2
Canon EOS Rebel SL3
Canon EOS Rebel T6
Canon EOS Rebel T6i
Canon EOS Rebel T6s
Canon EOS Rebel T7
Canon EOS Rebel T7I
Canon PowerShot G5X Mark II
Canon PowerShot SX70 HS
Canon PowerShot SX740 HS
Compton G. Camera Club 