Installing a camera at home may actually be monitored? Try to choose well-known brands when purchasing

Citizens often purchase smart cameras for monitoring the elderly and children, as well as anti-theft purposes

The reporter learned that currently, household smart cameras are mostly installed in living rooms, kitchens, or doorways, and the vast majority are used to check the safety of the elderly and children at home. Especially after the "wolf nanny" incident, many citizens will buy to monitor nannies to see if they will abuse children and the elderly. Some citizens purchase smart cameras to prevent theft or check the condition of their pets at home.

Ms. Sun, a citizen, said that both her husband and wife are office workers, and only her mother-in-law is at home to take care of the children. However, the elderly are not very agile, so installing a camera at home makes them much more at ease. Once there is an emergency with the child or elderly, they can quickly detect it and rush back. In addition, as the camera can transmit audio, the couple can also talk to their children and elderly family members through their mobile phones, which feels quite fun.

Mr. Zhang, a citizen, also expressed that the smart camera installed at home is really easy to use. After downloading the app, you can click on your phone to view the camera's monitoring screen. Even if you are thousands of miles away, as long as your phone and camera can connect to the network, you can still keep track of the situation at home in real time.

[Market]

Sales in physical stores are not as good as online stores within the mainstream price range of 500 yuan

The reporter visited places such as Digital Street in Electronic City and found that there are many shops selling smart cameras on the market, with mainstream prices ranging from 200 yuan to 500 yuan. The more expensive the camera, the more functions it has. In addition to high-definition and night vision functions, some cameras also have the ability to recognize and capture moving objects. In addition, the angle and shooting range of the camera can be adjusted through the mobile phone.

However, multiple merchants told reporters that home smart cameras are not selling well, and merchants do not like sellers to use them because the prices are too transparent and the profits are too low. A merchant in the electronic city told reporters that it may take several days to sell one or two home cameras, and they are only selling them incidentally.

According to Xu Suhao, a senior industry insider in Xiamen, the sales of home smart cameras account for less than 1/10 of the total sales of the cameras he represents. We mainly do engineering work, such as stores, *, companies, etc., which require professional personnel to install and debug. We will install several at once

In contrast, consumers are more enthusiastic about online shopping. When reporters searched for webcams on Taobao, thousands of related products immediately appeared, with prices ranging from tens of yuan to tens of thousands of yuan. Some sellers have good sales, selling hundreds of them in a month.

[Vulnerability]

The scene of a woman walking back and forth in pajamas in the living room was live streamed on site

However, when users enjoy the convenience of home smart cameras, their privacy may also be disclosed unknowingly because such cameras are transmitted via the Internet.

360 Attack and Defense Laboratory expert Liu Jianhao stated in an interview with our reporter that they have conducted security monitoring tests specifically for home smart cameras. I bought a "popular" camera from the internet, randomly entered a phone number on my phone, and performed a few simple cracking operations on my computer to bind the camera. At this moment, not only can the camera that matches the phone number capture a panoramic view of the scene, but even some scenes in the living room and bedroom of the family can be seen.

For example, in the footage we saw from a camera, two women wearing pajamas were walking back and forth in the living room, and the TV in the living room was playing the popular TV series' Ode to Joy '. Liu Jianhao said that in another family, the camera was installed in the bedroom, and the bed decoration in the bedroom was clear at a glance.

Liu Jianhao explained that theoretically, in order for a mobile phone to remotely view camera content, registration is required, and even "one-on-one" is required. However, this camera is connected to the phone and does not verify the phone's identity, which is a very serious vulnerability. Hackers can use a virtual binding to view real-time footage from hundreds of cameras. He also revealed that at least dozens of cameras have been found to have this vulnerability, including some well-known brands.

[Statement]

When purchasing, try to choose well-known brands to ensure that the equipment used is * version

According to the "Assessment Report on the Security Status of Domestic Smart Home Cameras", there are currently over 100 smart camera brands on the market in China, and there are countless unbranded "knockoff" products. However, nearly 80% of the products have security defects such as user information leakage, unencrypted data transmission, insecure APP reinforcement, code logic defects, hardware debugging interfaces, and horizontal control.

Regarding this, Xu Suhao stated that this statement is not an exaggeration at all. The principle of intelligent cameras is to directly share monitoring images to the network through IP addresses, with only simple encryption, and the encryption methods can be cracked. As for the more secure VPN peer-to-peer connection technology, it will not be intercepted, but it must pay a high fee. Each point has to pay the operator every year, and most households will not use it.

Liu Jianhao suggests that when purchasing a home smart camera, it is necessary to conduct some research on the selected smart camera, try to choose some well-known brands, and then check whether the vulnerabilities of the brand's devices can be found online. Regularly log in to the camera to check. If you find that the angle is not the same, you need to pay attention to your account security. At the same time, pay attention to network security consultation and news related to smart camera security. If there are vulnerabilities in the device, wait for the manufacturer to update and ensure that the smart camera used is version *.