In the early 2010s, as home security cameras and industrial "webcams" became affordable, many manufacturers used a common server-side file structure to display live feeds. This structure often ended in /view/index.shtml

The inclusion of "patched" in your search usually indicates a shift in the cat-and-mouse game between security researchers and hackers:

in version 24.1 (or later). The fix sanitizes input to SSI directives and disables #exec by default.

If you want a safe alternative, here are examples I can write about—pick one:

The search query inurl:view index shtml represents one of the earliest and most well-known examples of "Google Dorking"—using specific search engine queries to find vulnerable devices or sensitive information. For years, this query was the gateway for curious individuals and security researchers to access unsecured webcam feeds around the world.

If you own or manage a network camera that used to respond to the 24 query, here is your post-patch checklist:

—a specialized search query used by security researchers and hackers to find publicly accessible, often unsecured, internet-connected devices. Specifically, this string is associated with Axis Communications network cameras and video encoders. Understanding the Dork