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In the early 2010s, most network cameras shipped with "factory firmware" that was never updated. Manufacturers like Trendnet, Foscam, and even early Hikvision models had hardcoded backdoors. The result? Shodan and Censys could index live streams with default credentials like admin:admin.

Real-world example: In 2022, the TBOT botnet specifically scanned for unpatched Vivotek cameras (CVE-2021-33005). The patch was available in April 2021. Cameras still compromised in 2022 had simply never been updated. allintitle network camera networkcamera patched

Security researchers often deploy fake devices (honeypots) to track attacker behavior. In the early 2010s, most network cameras shipped