Both companies proved to be untrustworthy as these were the consequences of dangerous and unethical design decisions. Many 'hacks' are the result of exploiting obscure or unseen coding patterns that the provider did not foresee. These were not.
With Hikvision and Verkada, both of these companies put these in on purpose, hiding them from the public until outsiders publicized, forcing the companies to make changes after years of secretly including them.
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*** **** ****** ******* of ******* ***** ******* is ****, *** *****, they **** ******** ***** marketing ** *** ******* that **** *** *********** and ***** ******* *********** are ***** *** *********,*** *******:
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #1
* **** *** * VSaaS *******.
* ***** **** *** Verkada ****** *** ***** than ********* ******* ********* could ** ********** ********* with ******* *** ***** be *******. **** ********* customers********* ********** ******, **** if **** ****'* ********* do **.
*** ** ******* **** Hikvision ********* ****'* **** their ***** ******** ***** Verkada ***. ** ** me, **** ***** ** worse *** ******* ** well.
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
** ***** *** ************* exist ** **** ******** standalones ***/***'*, *** *** servers **** ***** **** feature *** ** ********, although *** ***** ** the ******* ** ******. These ******* *** ***** providers *** *** **** access ** *** ******* is ****** **, ***** the ** **** ** serial ****** **** ******* with *** *****, ** even * '*******' ** at * **** ***** in *** ********. *********'* QR ************* **** ***** the ********** ******** ******** by ********* ** ***** OEM's. ** *** **** verified ** ***** *******, even **** *** ******* only **** ******* *** access.
******** ******* *** ***** based ******* ********* ****** access ** *** ******* can *** ******* ****. The ******* *** ***** OEM ******** ** **** from ********* ** *****.
***** ***** ******* *** provide '*** **** **' access. ** * ****** obtained, ** ****** ******** server ** ** **** (as ******** **** *******), access ** **** ** possibly *** ****** *******/*******/******** is ******.
***** ********* *** ***** targets *** ******* *******, as * ****** ** address ******** ****** ** many *******. **** **, cloud ******* *** **** likely ** ******* **** level ****** ** *** network ** ***** *** system *******.
**** *** *** ******** risks. ***** ******* *** IOT ******* ******* **** risks ** ******** ***** wide. *** ******** ***** to ******* **** *****, and ********* **** ********* and **********.
** *** **** ****, Dual ****** ****** *** a **** *****, *** as **** ** *** backdoor ****** ** ****** firmware ** **, ***** is ****** * ****.
* ***-************ ** ******** reliant ******* ***** ** to ********* *** ****** access *****. ** *** be * **** ** manage, *** ***** ** worth ***********.
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Undisclosed Integrator #4
***** *** *** "**** were *** ****** ******** of *****" ******?
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Undisclosed Integrator #3
****** ******** ** ***** -
***** ** *** ************* an ***** **** ** not ******* ** ***** products. *** **** ********** is ******** ****** ******* providing ******* ****** *******, Security, *** ************* ******* provided ** **********, *************, industrial, **********, *** ******* consumers.
******, ******, ****, *** many ****** ******* ‘*****’ products **** *** ** Code ***/** ************* ********** that *** ****** ********* and ***** *** ***** network *******, ** ***** to ******* ‘**** ******’ to ***** *******. ** is *********** ****** ** use, *** ** **** requires ********** ***** **** each ************ **** ***** that ****** ** **** providing *** ******* ********.
** *** **** **** nothing ** ***** ****. Collection ** **** ** big ********. ***** *** the ******** ***** ** the ***** ********, ** provided **** *** ******* explaining *** ********* ***** to *******.
*** ******** ******** *** millions ** ********* ***** wide **** ****** **** ‘easy ******’ ** ***** to ** **** ** monitor *** ******* ******* that *** ** **** networks **** ********** *** private ***********. *** ***** suspect **** *** ********* providing ***** ******** **** have *** **** **** vetting, *** ********** ******* risks ********** **** *** these *******.
** ***** ** **** for **** ** ** an ******* **** ******** how **** ********** *****, the *****, *** ********. Also ** **** ******* provide *********** ** *** integrators, *** *** ***** might ******** *** **** when ***** ******** **** apply ***** ************.
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Undisclosed Manufacturer #6
*** *** **** **** since *** ******-**** **** on ******* ***** ****** control *** **** ***********?
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Undisclosed Integrator #7
** *****'* ****** ***** one ** *****; **** of ** ** ****. Many **** (*** **** video ********/********* ***'*) *** doing **, **** **** happened ** **** ****** caught. ****.
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Undisclosed End User #8
******* ** ********** ***** because ***** ** ** way ** ****** ******* it ***** *** ******* cannot ** ******* **** the ***** ******. *** TruHikVision ******* **** ******* from *** ***** **** day ***, ***** ** ACLs *** ***** ** putting **** ** ******* vlans **** ** ***** to/from *** *****. *** dual *** **** ******** as ******* ***** ** view **** ***** ** the ******* ******* *** the ****** *********** *** is ****** ****** *********** ACLs ** **** ******* VPN ****** *** **** limited ****** ** ********* on *** ******** *** can ***** *** **** or *** *** *******. So **** ** *** NVRs ********** **** * backdoor *** **** ** bad ****** ***** **** to **** **** ******* employees **** ******, ****** and ******* ** ********* or ** ******** *** manages ** ********** ********** a ********** ** *** private ***. *********, ******* we ***** *** ****** (Hik ** **** **...) is ** ****** ******* since ** *** ********* from * **** **** trust ***** ******.
* ****** ** ****** this ***** **** ************ our *********** *** ***** both ********* *** ******* as **** ** ****** support.
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Undisclosed Integrator #9
* ***** ******** ** worse ** ** *** 100% ***********.
******* *** **** ****** poor ********** *** *********. Bad ******** *** *** intentional.
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Undisclosed End User #8
*** ** *******'* ****** admin, *************?
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Undisclosed Integrator #12
*** * ***** ****
******** ******
** *** ***** **** Verkada
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Hauke Kerl
Both *** ************.
*** ** *** ***** (easily) ******** ** ******* oneself **** ******* *** Hik ********. ** *** way, ** ********* *** IP ******* (***** **** at ********) **** *** something **** **** ** the ****. **** **** out *** *** ***** embarrassing *** ********. (****** *******)
**** *******, * ***'* really **** **** ** say. ***** ***** ** be * *** ***** wrong ** *** *******. ISO ***** ****** ** a ******* *** ********* like **** *** *** there **** ** **** internal ******** ********. *** a ****** ***! ** other *****, ***** ** a *** ***** **** the ************.
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