A California firm is investigating a massive hack said to have affected 150,000 of its security cameras.

[alastairstevenson]

"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.

Hack of '150,000 cameras' investigated by camera firm

The hack exposed feeds showing the insides of offices, hospitals and businesses, including Tesla.

www.bbc.co.uk

Hackers Breach Thousands of Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals

A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, companies, police departments, prisons and schools.

www.bloomberg.com

 

[th182]

Exactly why your cameras and systems shouldn’t be exposed to the internet no matter who the vendor. VPN is the way to go!


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