Covered by 2 outlets — first reported by The Record, Oct 26, 14:21 UTC
Ukraine warns hackers are exploiting Chinese-made Dahua surveillance cameras
Summary
Ukraine's computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, has warned that attackers are compromising internet-connected Dahua surveillance cameras and video recorders. According to The Record, the hackers changed device settings and created unauthorized user accounts. The Hacker News reports the alert says the intrusions gave access to the video stream, and its headline points to weaknesses in peer-to-peer access and authentication as the way in.
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2 outlets, in the order they reported it.
The RecordFirst report
Ukraine warns hackers are exploiting Chinese-made Dahua surveillance cameras
CERT-UA says it has identified cases in which hackers compromised Dahua internet-connected cameras and video recorders, changed their settings and created unauthorized user accounts.
The Hacker News
Attackers Hijack Dahua IP Cameras in Ukraine Using P2P Access and Auth Weaknesses
The Computer Emergency Response Team of Ukraine (CERT-UA) has issued an alert warning of unauthorized remote access to video surveillance systems manufactured by Dahua.