There is a fundamental irony in "surveillance for safety". While cameras are marketed to deter crime, researchers have found that hackers can analyze the "motion mode" traffic of these cameras to predict when a house is unoccupied, actually increasing the risk of burglary. The "mode=motion" parameter, which triggers recording only when activity is detected, essentially signals to an observer exactly when a resident is home or active. inurl:"MultiCameraFrame?Mode=Motion" - Exploit-DB 12 Mar 2020 —
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: Many cameras ship with standard usernames and passwords (like ). Attackers use these known combinations to log in. There is a fundamental irony in "surveillance for safety"