Cybercriminals Are Selling Access to Chinese Surveillance Cameras

Tens of thousands of cameras have failed to patch a critical,
11-month-old CVE, leaving thousands of organizations exposed.
New research indicates that over 80,000 Hikvision surveillance cameras
in the world today are vulnerable to an 11 month-old command injection flaw.

Hikvision—short for Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology—is a Chinese
state-owned manufacturer of video surveillance equipment. Their customers
span over 100 countries (including the United States, despite the FCC
labeling Hikvision *an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security*.  Last
Fall, a command …

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