The majority of CCTV cameras can be easily hacked

Your CCTV camera might make you feel physically safer, but after reading this article, it will sure make you feel virtually vulnerable. New research from cloud-based video surveillance company Cloudview suggests that the majority of CCTV systems can be hacked, providing an open door to cyber attackers. The report, entitled Is your CCTV system secure from cyber attack?, says there are “major vulnerabilities” in both traditional DVR-based CCTV systems, as well as cloud-based video systems. Hackers can “easily” hijack connections to the device’s IP address, putting a lot of people, their properties and data at risk. How did they do … Continue reading The majority of CCTV cameras can be easily hacked