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80,000 Hikvision Cameras Exposed: Cybercriminals Auction Off Access

A year after a critical vulnerability hit Hikvision cameras, 80,000 devices sit unpatched. Now cybercriminals are hawking access on the dark web—turning spy cams into hacker playgrounds.

Aisha Patel 📅 Apr 03, 2026 ⏱️ 4 min read 👁️ 1 view
Digital map highlighting vulnerable Hikvision surveillance cameras worldwide with dark web icons

⚡ Key Takeaways

  • Over 80,000 Hikvision cameras remain vulnerable to CVE-2021-36260, a year post-disclosure.
  • Cybercriminals actively sell access on dark web forums, enabling potential state-sponsored exploits.
  • IoT patching lags due to manual updates, defaults, and poor vendor security posture—echoing Mirai risks.

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Aisha Patel
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Aisha Patel

Former ML engineer turned writer. Covers computer vision and robotics with a practitioner perspective.

#CVE-2021-36260 #Hikvision vulnerability #IoT security #IoT security flaws #dark web access sales #dark web camera hacks

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Originally reported by Threatpost

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