To find the exact same results on Shodan, you would search: html:"multi.html" title:"webcam"

A common file structure for these cameras was: http://[camera-ip]/axis-cgi/multi.html

One of the most famous—and misunderstood—dorks is:

Stay curious, stay legal, and secure your streams.

User-agent: * Disallow: / This politely asks Google not to index your camera. Be aware: malicious scrapers ignore this. Vulnerable cameras are often old. Manufacturers like Axis, Hikvision, and Dahua have released patches for default credential issues. Update or replace legacy devices. Part 7: Beyond Google – Shodan and Censys While Google is slowly purging sensitive live feeds, Shodan (the "search engine for the internet of things") explicitly indexes them.

Shodan does not hide results. It is legal because it only indexes publicly accessible banners. However, Shodan does not respect robots.txt and is often used by both security professionals and cybercriminals.

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