{"id":396,"date":"2023-10-24T03:58:41","date_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/2023\/10\/24\/china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T03:58:41","modified_gmt":"2023-10-23T19:58:41","slug":"china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras\/","title":{"rendered":"China Media Warns Of Rampant Hacking Of Home Cameras"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Users of online surveillance cameras in China could find their own lives coming under uninvited scrutiny as the technology is vulnerable to hackers, state media has warned.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Users of online surveillance cameras in China could find their own lives coming under uninvited scrutiny as the technology is vulnerable to hackers, state media has warned.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"11.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fs51tk5Z_tpE2QXDvSG6IM_9zhW8?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"598\" height=\"409.90181818181816\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_73 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras\/#An_online_video_tutorial_on_how_to_hack_home_security_cameras_%E2%80%93_provided_by_the_software_maker_Photo_Sina\" title=\"An online video tutorial on how to hack home security cameras \u2013 provided by the software maker. Photo:Sina\">An online video tutorial on how to hack home security cameras \u2013 provided by the software maker. Photo:Sina<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras\/#Photo_Sina\" title=\"Photo:Sina\">Photo:Sina<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras\/#A_list_of_hacked_user_names_and_passwords_of_camera_users_sent_by_a_software_seller_Photo_Sina\" title=\"A list of hacked user names and passwords of camera users sent by a software seller.&nbsp; Photo:Sina\">A list of hacked user names and passwords of camera users sent by a software seller.&nbsp; Photo:Sina<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hiredchina.com\/articles\/china-media-warns-of-rampant-hacking-of-home-cameras\/#Photo_Sina-2\" title=\"Photo:Sina\">Photo:Sina<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_online_video_tutorial_on_how_to_hack_home_security_cameras_%E2%80%93_provided_by_the_software_maker_Photo_Sina\"><\/span>An online video tutorial on how to hack home security cameras \u2013 provided by the software maker. Photo:Sina<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"\">Scanning software that costs only 188 yuan (US$28) online is just one of the tools that enable any user to bypass security of online cameras that are popular with Chinese families to keep an eye on pets and old people staying at home, state broadcaster CCTV reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Sina\"><\/span><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"2.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FqT5P89nXflRwzEjc0fP1tiWzy5g?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"598\" height=\"404.4654545454545\" title=\"\">Photo:Sina<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>With IP addresses attached to every internet-enabled gadget, virtually anyone could easily access online cameras as often as they want, the report said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">And to attract customers, software sellers often provide hundreds of IP addressed in their online chat groups, it said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"3.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/Fphp_pnNVbaymRw6_gn-cJSnaSBX?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"550\" height=\"364\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_list_of_hacked_user_names_and_passwords_of_camera_users_sent_by_a_software_seller_Photo_Sina\"><\/span>A list of hacked user names and passwords of camera users sent by a software seller.&nbsp; Photo:Sina<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Cybersecurity experts said surveillance cameras used to monitor traffic and other aspects of urban management were also vulnerable to hackers if users failed to create sufficiently strong passwords for their devices and online accounts.<\/p>\n<h5><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"4.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FgGZe1bhHADafXp7qOpnfATSSk5U?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"598\" height=\"318.5709090909091\" title=\"\"><br \/><\/h5>\n<h5><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Photo_Sina-2\"><\/span>Photo:Sina<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr>\n<p>Such cameras and their software have often raised privacy concerns, and legal experts warned that it was a criminal offence to use illegal technology to invade personal space, and that violators face up to three years in prison under Chinese law.<\/p>\n<p>Experts advised that users of online cameras should change passwords regularly, and the cameras should not be placed in bathrooms or bedrooms for privacy concerns.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"GIC.jpg\" style=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.hiredchina.com\/FlXXlKXBxtykYAuKbjvAxKMwIbVH?imageView2\/0\/format\/webp\/q\/75\" width=\"500\" height=\"543.2937181663837\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Users of online surveillance cameras in China could find their own lives coming under uninvited scrutiny as the technology is vulnerable to hackers, state media has warned. 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