Video Verification with First Alert

ProSeries Outdoor MotionViewer® The Motion Viewer is a weather-resistant outdoor security device that enhances the effectiveness of home security systems by providing visual verification of motion events, offering remote access capabilities, and seamlessly integrating with other components of the ProSeries security solutions.​ When the motion sensor is activated, the camera instantly takes either a still…

Hikvision Backdoor Confirmed

I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. The US Department of Homeland Security’s Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team (ICS-CERT) has issued an advisory for vulnerabilities to Hikvision cameras, crediting and confirming the…

Hackers Turn Hikvision Security Cameras, DVRs Into Worst Bitcoin Miners Ever

Here’s something we haven’t seen before: security camera recorders hacked and used to mine bitcoin. HERE’S SOMETHING WE haven’t seen before: security camera recorders hacked and used to mine bitcoin. The issue was first reported by Johannes Ullrich, an instructor at the SANS Technology Institute — a computer security training organization. Last Friday, he discovered malicious software infecting…

Hikvision OEM Directory 2023

Most Cable and Phone company’s use Alarm.com cameras. These cameras are on the banned list due to privacy concerns. The PRC government-owned and US-government banned Hikvision is the world’s largest video surveillance manufacturer and sometimes a hidden provider to many Western companies. Updated for 2023, this directory includes 60+ of those companies with a graphic and links to…

US government bans Huawei, ZTE and Hikvision tech over ‘unacceptable’ spying fears

The U.S. government said it is banning telecommunications and video surveillance equipment from several prominent Chinese brands in an effort to protect the nation’s communications network. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously on Friday to expand its ban on the sale and import of Chinese technology from firms that pose an “unacceptable risk to the national…