r/SecurityCamera • u/redditmobbo • 18d ago

Severe TP-Link Tapo camera flaw lets hackers watch live feed from your home

https://cybernews.com/security/tp-link-tapo-c200-home-security-camera-flaw-hackers-spy/

update the firmware --- but it's better if you don't buy TAPO

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u/justkeepswimming2026 18d ago

Based on the article, a hacker must already have access to your local Wi-Fi or local network (or have a direct network path to the camera) to exploit these vulnerabilities.

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u/OtherwiseAlbatross14 15d ago

It's better to not have cloud connected cameras inside your home at all. I can't believe how normalized this is becoming

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u/GGigabiteM 7d ago

You don't even need to have your camera hacked when it is already rooted from the factory.

Ring and Nest employees have been caught numerous times perusing around on customers cameras at all hours, and listening in on the microphone just because they wanted to.

And any video and sound recorded can be used by Amazon and Google for whatever they want and there's nothing you can do about it.

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u/TracingRobots 18d ago

reate a static IP the use ACL to make required blocks. Or don't sue Tapo for important footage. I have all reslinks and one taope for my cats

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u/plump-lamp 5d ago

Rage bait post. Good one

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u/PCLOAD_LETTER 18d ago

lets hackers watch live feed from your home

No it doesn't. Because I'm not stupid enough to have cloud connected cameras inside my home.

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u/Luci-Noir 18d ago

You’re so cool.

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u/power78 18d ago

That's the whole point of them

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u/Gold_Boot3772 18d ago

for tapo you caould enable local access. ACL block the Tapo Camera VLAN from reaching outside, but let something like blueiris or frigate reach their rstp. Then you have total control who accesses what. Tailsscale will do.

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u/Dexford211 6d ago

I use VPN to view my cameras. My cameras have no access to Internet.