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Jokerman

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1. More IP surveillance cameras found with backdoors built into the code

Thu Oct 4, 2018, 02:10 PM

Oct 2018

I know a vendor who insists that ALL Chinese made surveillance cameras have code allowing government access.

"A Chinese CCTV camera company has been forced to issue patches to its products after being accused of leaving backdoors in several its products."

https://www.scmagazineuk.com/ip-surveillance-cameras-found-backdoors-built-code/article/1475110

"The hidden URL, accessible to the internet, could allow a hacker to remotely download the full user database with all credentials and permissions, choose an admin user, copy the login names and password hashes and use them as source to remotely log in to the Dahua devices."

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