Italian State News Investigates Hikvision

Published May 17, 2021 11:57 AM

Italian state news investigated Hikvision in a high-profile TV broadcast, saying it found Hikvision cameras "communicate with China" and singling out the company's Uyghur alarms and Chinese government control.

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This represents the most scrutiny Hikvision has ever received in Italy, where Hikvision faces zero restrictions and is installed across sensitive government and infrastructure locations.

Hikvision Italy President Massimiliano Troilo defended Hikvision while Hikvision HQ has refused to comment.

*****, ** ***, ***** **** **** no ***** ***** ** *** ** restrict ********* ** *****, **** ****** scrutiny ********* *** *********** ** **** measures **** *** ****. ** **** post, **** ******** **** ******* ** found *** *** ********* *******.

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*** (**************** ********)** *****'* **** ** **** ****** and ** **********-*****, ********* ** *** UK's ***.

"Eyes ** *** ******"

** *** **, *** ****'****************** ** **-***** ********************* ** ********* ****** "**** ** the ******":

Hikvision "****** ******" ** ***** **** ********* ***********

*** ******** **** ********* ** *** "market ******" ** ***** *** *** deployments ****** "********* ********* *** ******** security", ****** *********'* ************ *********** ******* ******** "*********" **** ************:

In *****, ********* ** *** ****** ******. Over the years it has placed its own cameras even in strategic ********* *** ******** ********. The palaces of political ************, ******** **** ** ******** [*****] *** ********* [****], ******, *** *********** [...] But behind those 'eyes' are the security **** ****** ** ******* in 2017. Theyrequire *** ********** ** ********* *********** if requested by the government. [emphasis added]

***** ***** ******** **** ********* *****'* ******* ******** *** ****** 1,100 ********* ******* *** ********* **** of **** ** ****** ********* ***** such ** *********** *******.

********* ***** **** *** * "******** and ********** ****"*** *** ******** ** *** *******, Christian *******, **** *****:

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Hikvision ******* "***********" **** *****

*** ******* ***** ******** ****** ********* Zorzi ** "******** * ***** ******" on *** *** "************* ******" ********* cameras, ******* **** **** *** ****** they "****** ************* ******** **** ********* registered ** *****" (******* ******* ** Hangzhou):

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***: *** ********* ** **********. *** systemis ************* ******, but if you open it on the internet, such as for maintenance, in a few minutes you see thousands ** ******** ** *********** with the RAI headquarters cameras. The sensitive data of the people who enter [the building] thenare ********** **** *** ******* *** *** **** ***** ** *****

********* ***** - ************* ******: ** found **** ***** ****configurations ** ***** **** ** ****** ******. This remote access does not happen in apassive, *** ****** *** [...] they communicate **** ******* **** ** **** ******** ***** ********** ** ******* ***** ********* ** ***** [emphasis added]

***** ** * ********* ******* *** Taiwanese *** ******** *** ********* ******* Synology, ********* ****** ****.

*********Italy **** *** ** ***** *******

********* ************* * ********* ****************** *** ******* "*** ** *** not ******** ***** ** *** *******", blaming **** ** *** *******' "*****" feature** ******* ************* *** ** ********************* ******:

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* ***** **** ***"calls" *** **** *********** *** ************ ** *** **** **** *** ************* *** **** **** ** *** *********** ** *** "*****" ****, which the device then continues to search by generating the "calls" encountered, compared to what should have been a programming for local use that does not include any "calls"

** ********, ****** *** *******, ****** said ** "****'* ****" *** *** calls **** ********* *** **** *** problem ***** **** **** ****** ** "very *** ********".

Uyghur ******, ********** ******* ********

*** ******* ***********'* ******-********* ********** **** ******************'* ***** ********** *******:

******** ** ******* ********* ********** ******** have ********** ************ **** ******** ****** and ********** ** *** *** *****, dangerous, *** **** ********* *** ****** to [...] ** *****, ** ********,Hikvision ****** ******* **** *** **** ******* ** ********* *** ********* of the people [emphasis added]

******* ** ********* ** ** *** hands ** *** ****, * ******* state ******* **** ******** ******** ********, defense ***************, ********** *******. ** **********, Hikvision ** ** *** ***** ** a ***** ******* ******* ** *** Chinese ****. *** ******** ** **** Zongnian, * ****** ** ********** **** the ******* ********* *****.

"I ***'* ***** *******"

** ******** ** ***** ********* ***** Hikvision's ********** *******, ****** **** "* don't ***** *******":

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*** ** **, ***** *****é ****** aziende *** ***** * **** ************* incinese, ** *** ***** ** ******, non ***** ** ******.

* ***'* ****, **** ******* ***** companies **** *** *** ***** ********** in *******, * ***'* ***** *******, I ***'* **** *******

****** **** ****** ******* ******** ***** Uyghur *********:

*** ** ** ******** * ************ non ** ********** ** ****** **** personalmente, *** ** ** ********…****

* ** *** ***** ** ** and * ******** ** *** **** any ********* ** **** *****, **********, I **** ** *********

********* *****'* ********** *** *** ******* either *****, ******** ** *************.

"Like ******** ** **** ************ ** ******"

** ******** ** *********'* ******** **********, Troilo **** **** *** **** ** accusing * *** ***** ** ******:

*** ********** ********. È **** ** si ********* ** ********** ** **** di ********.

** *********** ***********. **'* **** ******** an **** ************ ** ******

*******,** **** *** **************** ********* ********** *********, ********* ** ******** ******** *** operating ******** ****** ******** **********, ***** far ****** * *****-***** ******** ****.

Hikvision ** ******** *******

********* ** ******** ** ******* ** IPVM ** **** ** *** *** commented ******** ******* ** ***'* *************.

Threat ** *********'* ****** ****** *****

********* ** ****** *********** ********** ** Europe, ********** ***** ***** ********** ******* ** ****** *** cameras**** ***** ****** ********.

** *** ******** **** *** *********, IPVM ***** *** **** *** ******* politicians ******* *** * ********* *** following ***'* *************, *** ** ******** country *** ****** *** ********* ** restrictions ******* ********* ** ****.

*******, ********** **** ***'* ************* ***** this * ******* **** *** *** company.

Comments (14)
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Robert Wren Gordon
May 17, 2021
IPVMU Certified

***** ******, *******.

**** ********* *** *********'************* ******, ***, ********* ** *************, ********** ******** *** ********'* ********* with "*** ** **," ******* *** "* ***'* ****."

************ ******** *** ******'* ******** **** queried ** ********* ******* ** *** Italian ****** *********** ******* ****. ****** questions ** "** ******** è *************** *******" ** "*** ******* ** ************ old" *** **** ****** **** **** asked ** *** ********* ******* **** data ** *****, ****** ****** "* don't ****."

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Undisclosed #1
May 17, 2021

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
May 17, 2021

"**** ********* *** *********'************* ******, ***, ********* ** *************, ********** ******** *** ********'* ********* with "*** ** **," ******* *** "* ***'* ****."

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*** ****** ** ******* ** ** really *****'* ****? ** ***'** ******** it, **** ** ***** *** *** it ******* ** ******** **...** *****... We ******* **** **** ** ****; no **** ** ****** **..****, *** I **** ****** ***?...***...**** ***'* ********; what *** ** ******** ** *** fact **** ******* ** *** ***** devices, ***** ** ****** ****, ** so ****** ************* ** ****** ******* with **** ***** ******** *** ***** made. ****'* ********.

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Undisclosed Distributor #2
May 17, 2021

*** ****** **** ****, ***** **** dahscum ** ****** *********, *** ******

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Undisclosed Integrator #3
May 17, 2021

"*** ****** **** ****, ***** **** dahscum ** ****** *********, *** ******"

***** ** ** **** ** *** it. **** * ******** *** ** use **. **'* **** ******. ** we ****** ********** **** **** **** is ***, ***** ***** ** ******* left. **** **** * ****** ** not *** **** *** ***** ** bad. ****** *** ***. ***** ***** using **** *** **** * ****** of ******* *** ***** **. **** may ******* **********, *********, ***********, ****, convenience, ****, ******* **** (*** *********, emotional ***** *** **** ***** *** analytics *** ** ********** ******** ** some).

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Undisclosed Distributor #2
May 18, 2021

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 19, 2021

**** "*************" **** ** ******* *** is *************, ** *** *** *****.

*** ******* ***** ******** ****** ********* Zorzi ** "******** * ***** ******" on *** *** "************* ******" ********* cameras

*** "***** ******" *** ******** * Wireshark *******, ******* ** ** ****** is **********. *** ******* ****** **** packets **/**** ******* *******, *** *** cybersecurity ****** ****'* ** ** *****. First ********* ***** ***** ** ******** the ****** *************, ***** ** ****'*. The ********* ******** ** ********* ****** by **** (***** ** **** ********* on *** *** ******* *******) ***** perfect *****: **** ******** ** *** system ********** (** *** ********** *** did *** *************) ** *****. *** the ****** ************* *** *** ***** during *** *************? *** *** *********** asked ** ********* ** *** ****** integrator?

****** *** **** "*************" ******* ***** (which *** **** ****** *****'* *******) is ********: *** ************* ****** **** that "** ********** ****** *** ***** ** some *******, ********** ***** *********. **** is *** ********** **** * *********** recording ****** [***** ** *********** ** RAI **********] ** ** ****** ********** the ****** *** **** ******". *** *********** (*** *** ** knowledge ** ** *** *****************) **** adds "**** ******* **** ********** ****** **** recorded * *** ** **** *** metadata" ***** ********* "* **** ** ******** ********* ***** has ******* ** ** **** *** recording ******". *******, "***** ******* *** ******* ** ******* these **** ** ********* **". ** ****** *** ***** ** this ********** ******** *****, *** * found ******* ****** ***** **** ********** memory ***** ******** *********. ****** **** knows ***** **? ***** *** ******** of *** "*************", * ***** **** is **** * **** *****.

* ***** ********* **** ********* * concern, **** *** ******* *** ********* reasons. *** * **** ***** "**************" like **** *** ******** ***************** ******* they ***'* ***** *** ******* **** the ****** ** ********. ******* **** just *** ***** ** ** ******* noisy *****.

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Charles Rollet
May 19, 2021

*********** ********, ****** *** **** *******! I've ******* ******* *** ** *** cybersecurity ****** *** ******* ** *** did **** '******'. ** *** ** hasn't ********* *** ** ** ****, I'll *** *** ***** *** ****** you ******* **.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 21, 2021

******. ****** *** ** **** ** he *******. * ***** ********* *** him *** *****'* *****.

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Charles Rollet
May 26, 2021

*** *** **** ******* *** ******* me **** *********:

** **** ** ******* – ** it ** ******* **** **** ** the ***** ** ***** – **** we ********* ******* *** ***** **** the ****** ********** (*** ******* *********) who ******* ** **** **** *** “blinded” *** ******** ********** ** *******. They *** ** ***** ******, ** the ***.

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Undisclosed Integrator #4
May 27, 2021

***** *** *** **** *****.

*** ******* ** **** **** *** “blinded” *** ******** ********** ** *******

**** **** **** **** ** ******? They ***** **** ****** ** *** camera ************* *** ********** **** *** technical ******** ******* ** ********* (**** linked ** **** ******). ** *** test ****** ******** ********** **** **** cameras *** ********** **** ********* ******** mentioned, **** ***** ** * **** issue, *** ***** ******* ******** ************* Hikvision ********. *** **** ****'* ******, so *** ******** ** ** *** the **** ********* *** *************: ******** connection *** *** ** (***)**************.

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Charles Rollet
May 28, 2021

****** *** *** ***** - *'* still ** ******* **** ***'* ************* expert ********* ***** *** ** * get ** ********* *** *'** *** him ***** **** ********.

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May 19, 2021

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Charles Rollet
Jul 28, 2021

******: ***** ***** ************ ** ************ *** ********* ****** *** **** cameras ***** ********* ** *** ******** of ******* ** ** **** (*** cameras **** ~$**,*** *** ** * total ~$***,*** ********.) *** **** ***** from **** *** *** **** ******** approved **** ********. ***** ***** ********* Hikvision's ******** *********** ***** **** *** NDAA *** *** *** ** ******* Affairs *********'********* ***:

********* *** **** **** ** *** center ** ************* ********, **** *** reasons ** ******** ********, *** ******* of *** ********* ** ********** *** the ************ ** *** ******* , a ****** ******** ****** ** *** inner ******* ******** ** ******** *** against ***** ******* *** **** ***** launched ********* ** **********.

*** ****** ****** **** ****** ********* by ******* *********** ** **** (*** then ** **** *** ****), ***** in *** ** ** ** *** center ** * ******* ** **********. Also ** ***** **** *******, ****** in *** ****, *** ******* ** encourage *** *** ** ******** ************ or ************ **** **** *********, **** the *** ** ****** ****** ************* and ********** ** ********* **** ********* purposes ******* .

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