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Directory of Video Surveillance Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities and Exploits

Cybersecurity vulnerabilities have escalated over the past few years and keeping track of who is impacted by each can be difficult. This list,...

By IPVM Team - 26 days ago

Monstatek M1 Aims To Compete With Flipper Zero

The booming business of Flipper Zero has vastly expanded the market for portable multi-tools, but concerns about using them for hacking have...

By Mert Karakaya - 2 months ago

"Incite Chaos and Panic": PRC Hacking US Critical Infrastructure Says FBI, CISA Report

A years-long PRC China government hacking effort obtained access to systems at critical infrastructure sites, including some surveillance camera...

By Conor Healy - 2 months ago

How Flipper Zero Can And Cannot Hack or Harm Cars

While social media posters have exaggerated how harmful Flipper Zero is to cars, some cars are at risk of being stolen, and most cars can still be...

By Mert Karakaya - 2 months ago

Canada to Restrict Flipper Zero Sales To "Legitimate Actors Only"

Many media sources have reported that Canada is working to restrict Flipper Zero, and the Canadian government confirmed to IPVM that it is...

By William Howard-Waddingham - 2 months ago

The Case For and Against Banning Flipper Zero Analyzed

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By William Howard-Waddingham - 5 months ago

How the Seader App Works With HID SAMs and Flipper Zero

While Flipper Zero (see test) has become a viral sensation, it does not work out of the box with HID's widely used SE / Seos "highly secure"...

By Mert Karakaya - 5 months ago

The Booming Business Of Flipper Zero

What started out being viewed as a toy became a viral social media sensation, and emerging security risk is also a booming business, one of the...

By Nikita Ermolaev - 6 months ago

Toka - A Hacking Platform For Video Surveillance Devices Examined

Israel cyber firm Toka was recently featured in Israeli media for letting "clients hack cameras and change their feeds – just like in Hollywood...

By bashis mcw and Charles Rollet - over 1 year ago

NCS4's Secretly Paid-For, Manipulated Research Results

While NCS⁴ is a government entity - part of the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) - and bills itself as an academic center, NCS⁴ secretly...

By IPVM Team - over 1 year ago

Industry Comments On Russia Invading Ukraine

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its second week, IPVM received statements from 10 video surveillance companies, including comments on...

By Charles Rollet - about 2 years ago

Hack Your Access Control With This $30 HID 125kHz Card Copier

Many access control systems that allow 125kHz cards can be easily hacked by a cheap $30 card copier. We overview this risk in the video...

By Brian Rhodes - about 3 years ago

Hikvision Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Reported By Lithuania Government

Nearly 100 vulnerabilities were found in Hikvision firmware by a new report from Lithuania's government. Hikvision refused to provide any response,...

By Ethan Ace - about 3 years ago

ADT Technician Pleads Guilty to Hacking Surveillance Video 9,600+ Times For Sexual Gratification

The US government has declared: [the ADT technician] took note of which homes had attractive women, then repeatedly logged into these customers’...

By IPVM Team - over 3 years ago

Remote Network Access for Video Surveillance Guide

Remotely accessing surveillance systems is key in 2023, with more and more users relying on mobile apps as their main way of operating the system....

By IPVM Team - almost 4 years ago

China Surveillance Vulnerabilities Being Used To Attack China, Says China

While China video surveillance vulnerabilities have been much debated in the West in the past few years, China is now saying those vulnerabilities...

By Charles Rollet - about 4 years ago

Critical Vulnerability Across 18+ Network Switch Vendors: Cisco, Netgear, More

Cisco, Netgear and more than a dozen other brands, including small Asian ones, have been found to share the same critical vulnerability, discovered...

By John Scanlan - over 4 years ago

Dahua Wiretapping Vulnerability

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By John Honovich and John Scanlan - over 4 years ago

LifeSafety Power NetLink Vulnerabilities And Problematic Response

'Power supplies' are not devices that many think about when considering vulnerabilities but as more and more devices go 'online', the risks for...

By John Scanlan - almost 5 years ago

Locking Down Network Connections Guide

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By John Scanlan - about 5 years ago

Silicon Valley Cybersecurity Insurance Startup Coalition Profile

Many industry people believe cybersecurity insurance is not worth it, as the voting and debate in our Cybersecurity Insurance For Security...

By Dan Gelinas - about 5 years ago

Hikvision Favorability Results 2019

Hikvision favorability results declined significantly in IPVM's 2019 study of 200+ integrators. While in 2017 Hikvision's favorability was...

By IPVM Team - about 5 years ago

Bosch VDOO 2018 Vulnerability

Security research firm VDOO has discovered a critical vulnerability in Bosch IP cameras. Inside, we cover the available details of this new...

By IPVM Team - over 5 years ago

Genetec UL Cybersecurity Certificate (2900-2-3) Examined

Proving a company is cybersecure has become a major concern for security companies. But how trustworthy are these certificates? Earlier in 2018, a...

By Dan Gelinas - over 5 years ago

No GDPR Penalties For UK Swann 'Spying Hack'

The UK’s data protection agency has closed its investigation into Infinova-owned Swann Security UK, the ICO confirmed to IPVM, deciding to take “no...

By Charles Rollet - over 5 years ago

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