Chinese electric manufacturer Hangzhou Xiongmai is calling back some of its older versions webcam in the United States after it has been linked with the massive web attack that targeted home webcams to help knock popular websites offline.

Xiongmai's cameras were reportedly identified as aids to the web attacks that made access to popular websites including Reddit, Twitter, and Spotify. Experts said that Xiongmai's easy-to-guess passwords aided the hijacking, the BBC reported.

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Xiongmai revealed that hackers were able to take over the cameras as users failed to change the devices' default passwords and brushed off allegations that its webcams made the bulk of the devices used in the attack, according to the Financial Times.

"Security issues are a problem facing all mankind," Xiongmai said in a statement. "Since industry giants have experienced them, Xiongmai is not afraid to experience them once, too." It also committed to strengthen its passwords and send its clients a software patch to equip devices from impending attacks.

Xiongmai said that devices made after September 2015 are not affected as hackers cannot use the Telnet to access its devices, Digital Trends noted.

Furthermore, it also said that its products now require end-users to set the username and password when they initially power up the device, thus preventing hackers from using generalized usernames and passwords that are usually set as defaults by the manufacturer when a device is shipped.

The recall will affect all the circuit boards and components made by Xiongmai that are installed in the webcams, BBC reported.

Meanwhile, the most recent cyberattack alarmed security experts as it came in a new type of threat rooted in the widespread use of digital devices like webcams, the Guardian noted. 

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