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This isn't a new Hikvision vulnerability - it's an IPVM-led story. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-65975446 But it highlights yet again how these devices can present a risk to the networks they reside on - as is so often highlighted here in IPCamtalk. "Panorama worked with US-based IPVM...

Certainly a first step. It will be interesting to see where and when the first fine lands. And on what type of device. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-59400762 Watch out if you have one of these...

This is a pretty good explanation of the networking issues behind the 6-hour outage yesterday: https://blog.cloudflare.com/october-2021-facebook-outage/

Hikvision in the spotlight in the UK. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-58188325 It's not surprising that they provide the state with all sorts of behavioural and characteristics recognition capabilities when you see what they leave behind in their prosumer range of IP cameras, never mind...

It's bad when individuals lose all their data and discover they should have had it backed up : https://forum.qnap.com/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=160849 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=qlocker+ransomware But so much worse when critical national infrastructure is brought down ...

"The attack was reportedly unsophisticated, involving use of a "super admin" account to gain access to Verkada." That's so dumb for a "security company" to be using - it sounds like they missed the 'something you have, as well as something you know' requirement of decades ago...

This is an initial review of the interesting Hikvision DS-2CD2087G2-L(U) ColorVu 4K 8MP IP bullet camera, linked to the marketing terms ColorVu 2.0 and Accusense 2.0 It’s a new model that’s already created a lot of interest on the forum. The intention is to not overlap or duplicate the various...

This is an initial review of the interesting Hikvision DS-2CD2347G2-L(U) 4MP IP turret camera, linked to the marketing terms ColorVu 2.0 and Accusense 2.0 The intention is to not overlap or duplicate the various other useful posts on the same device, but rather to try to pick out some different...

Something I do for fun and a little mental exercise is watch out for 'spares and repairs' IP surveillance items on eBay. These can provide an interesting insight into how the different manufacturers do things, and is a bit self-funding if fixed-up items can be re-sold. I recently bought for a...

I think we knew this anyway ... https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-55044568

A big list of models affected by this 0-day - https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/79-netgear-router-models-risk-full-takeover-due-to-unpatched-bug/ Details here : https://blog.grimm-co.com/2020/06/soho-device-exploitation.html And ways to try it here ...

We get quite a lot of posts about port forwarding - and quite a lot of good advice in response about the risks, and pointers to more secure remote access methods. And we still get posts related to the Hikvision backdoor vulnerability, where camera passwords are mysteriously lost, or cameras...

This is a user review of the Hikvision OEM model IPC-T2347G-LU 'ColorVu' IP CCTV camera. The IPC-T2347G-LU is one of a new-generation of large sensor, high-definition, ultra-low light IP cameras from Hikvision. One of it's main claims is the ability to operate in colour in near dark conditions...

Quite a drastic approach to the risk of wildfires : Northern California braced for mega power cut

This was just for fun and the interest of doing it - and shared for those other techy folk who might find it of interest. Or of use for others - you never know. A couple of months ago I bought a 'Spares & Repairs' HiWatch 4MP IPC-T140 turret from eBay - seller description suggesting a stuck IR...

Walmart reveals it's tracking checkout theft with AI-powered cameras in 1,000 stores Sounds like a sophisticated use of AI image processing. I'd imagine the video analytics are done centrally, with the cameras just providing the feed. https://www.everseen.com/our-obsession.html

Here is a worked example of how to permanently change a Hikvision China language DS-76xxN-Ex NVR to an EN language device that will then take the stock EN/ML firmware. I've used a few Hikvision CN NVRs, bought at low cost off Aliexpress, and typically installed 'hacked to English' firmware to...

This is another example of the risks of 'port forwarding' - just too easy. Could one hack ruin your life?

Briton who knocked Liberia offline jailed Self-taught, apparently.

For those of us still running IE11 - those who access web destinations other than IP cameras and NVRs - a Christmas present. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4483187/cumulative-security-update-for-internet-explorer-december-19-2018 Check your Windows Updates, this is being actively...

From a Ring video doorbell : Search for US night-caller in strange CCTV 150k views already - the power of social media!

Home security cam sent video to wrong user "A leading security camera-maker has sent footage from inside a family's home to the wrong person's app. Swann Security has blamed a factory error for the data breach - which was brought to its attention by the BBC - and said it was a "one-off"...

I'm always looking for Hikvision or Dahua 'spares and repairs' items on eBay, but they are uncommon here in the UK. A few weeks back there was a DS-2CD4T42WD-I8 4MP black face bullet camera with a lost password. I tried to advise the seller how to fix that - but he just wanted to sell, so I...

I thought I would share my very first foray into Dahua's products - it may be of interest, or maybe even of some use, to forum users. What it will be though is a bit lengthy. I'm quite fluent in some of Hikvision's products, and am always on the lookout for bricked devices to experiment with...

Having had a few glasses of Vino Rosso I'd like to wish members of all persuasions well at this festive time of the year. I originally came to this forum to some extent to escape what I increasingly found to be uncomfortably harsh and disparaging dominant guru responses on another forum that I...

This so much reminds me of the premise behind the series Person of Interest, and how such technology could be abused in the wrong hands. No escaping Big Brother in China

The original 'brick-fix tool' and 'enhanced mtd hack' has proven pretty useful for those with R0 cameras that had been bricked by doing a firmware update. It's been even more useful to deal with the fallout from the 'Hikvision backdoor' disclosure where so many people are finding their cameras...

I'm looking for more examples of bricked Hikvision IP camera, for further research / analysis. The R0 series seems to have yielded up a fair collection of useful 'improvements' that can be done, from a 'brick-fix tool' to the 'enhanced mtd hack' that allows full upgrading to the EN/ML 5.4.5...

This may be an interesting development: Sensor tracks who is driving in your neighbourhood - BBC News