If you are interested in how hackers hack CCTV cameras, you have come to the right place. Keep reading because we won’t show you just 1 or 2 ways to hack these cameras, but 5 ways in total! Enjoy this in-depth guide on how to hack CCTV cameras, as it will cover everything about these useful tools. We are not going to talk about any specific monitoring system as most are scams and steal your information. You should be able to understand Hikvision better by the end of this article as well.
WARNING
This is a research article intended for cybersecurity experts. Publicly available databases were used during its preparation. Neither the Editorial Board nor the author can be held liable for unethical use of any information provided.
1. Hack Cameras Using Google Search Queries
If an IP camera is hacked, it does not mean that someone has seized control of the computer used by its operator. It simply means that the operator is not the only person viewing the video streamed by that camera. Such single targets are easy to hack, even if there are some loopholes along the way.
Vulnerable security cameras can be located using Google or another search engine and sophisticated requests. For example:
Step 1: Go to the Google website
Step 2: Enter any one of the following lines in the search result:
- Inurl: view/index.shtml
- Inurl: view/view.shtml
- Live applet
- intitle:”live view” intitle: axis
- Intitle: live applet
- allintitle:”Network Camera”
- intitle: axis intitle:”video serve
2. Hacking CCTV cameras with shodan
Shodan is a search engine service that shows all Internet devices around the world, including security CCTV cameras. It’s even more convenient to watch them with Shodan. Initially, we can enter a simple request- netcam – and then start using more sophisticated ones: netcam city:Moscow, netcam country:RU, webcamxp geo:55.45,37.37, linux upnp avtech, etc.
To view camera device details, simply click on the link:
Here you will get all the important details like information showing the camera ip address port and services as well as banner which can be used to hack the camera.
The default password for most webcams is 123456. A quick Google search will show you a comprehensive list of almost every camera brand’s default password. Hopefully, you will find the default passwords and be able to log into them effortlessly! The only way you can avoid hackers getting into your network is by changing the default passwords of all devices that access it through the Wifi router– which is improtant.
3. Hack Cameras with Routersploit
The most important thing about Routersploit is that it is a hacking tool for routers. However, with a recent update to the software, there’s an option to hack cameras of certain models using exploits available on the internet. So it only makes sense that Routersploit has evolved into Camerasploit, so to speak.
So let’s start the hack. Make sure you know the IP address and device model of the camera you want to target. The first method is the perfect example of where you can get information. You can use this hack when the default passwords have been changed.
To install routersploit on your Kali Linux open a terminal and type the following commands, follow these steps:
git clone https://github.com/threat9/routersploit
cd routersploit
python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt
python3 rsf.py
With this, the routersploit module will start. Now once it has started, type the following in the Kali Linux terminal.
To start hacking the camera, we need to use the following commands:
use scanners/cameras/camera_scan
show options
set target xx.xx.xx.xx
Here xx.xx.xx.xx is the Ip address of the camera
Now to run the exploit scanner type:
run
As you can see, the tool will run several exploits and check if the device is vulnerable or not. If the device is vulnerable, you can hack the camera with the corresponding exploit. It is not possible to create articles on each related exploit because they are too many exploits. But you can probably google that particular website and find the information you need.
4. Use websites that show hacked CCTV cameras
You don’t need to be a trained hacker to view CCTV camera feeds. All you have to do is search Google to find feeds for many different cameras connected to the Internet. There are many websites that have lists of thousands of hacked cameras as well as public IP address assignments that are not strictly encrypted, so they are easy to access and use. (If you don’t know of any or are having trouble finding one we’ve included the ones we love ourselves). By manually searching for these IP addresses, viewers can access and view footage from various locations around the world – for example, airports, parking lots, stores and more!
This website is one of the many. You can find a huge list of cameras that are publically available. You can always find more websites on the internet.
5. hack cctv camera online using google dorks
allintitle: “Network Camera NetworkCamera” Network cameras
intitle:Axis 2400 video server Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges, clubs, bars, etc.
intitle:axis intitle:”video server” Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges, bars, ski slopes etc.
intitle:”EvoCam” inurl:”webcam.html” Mostly European security cameras
intitle:”Live NetSnap Cam-Server feed” Network cameras, private and non private web cameras
intitle:”Live View / – AXIS” Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges etc.
intitle:”LiveView / – AXIS” | inurl:view/view.shtml Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges etc.
intitle:liveapplet Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges, clubs, bars etc.
intitle:snc-cs3 inurl:home/ Mostly security cameras, swimming pools and more etc.
intitle:”snc-rz30 home” Mostly security cameras, shops, car parks
intitle:snc-z20 inurl:home/ Mostly security cameras, swimming pools and more etc.
intitle:”WJ-NT104 Main” Mostly security cameras, shops, car parks
inurl:LvAppl intitle:liveapplet Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges etc.
inurl:indexFrame.shtml “Axis Video Server” Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges etc.
inurl:lvappl A huge list of webcams around the world, mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges
etc.
inurl:axis-cgi/jpg Mostly security cameras
inurl:indexFrame.shtml Axis Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges etc.
inurl:”MultiCameraFrame?Mode=Motion” Mostly security cameras, pet shops, colleges etc.
inurl:/view.shtml Mostly security cameras, car parks, colleges etc.
inurl:/view/index.shtml Mostly security cameras, airports, car parks, back gardens, traffic cams etc.
inurl:viewerframe?mode= Network cameras, mostly private webcams etc.
inurl:”viewerframe?mode=motion” Network cameras
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=RefreshMostly security cameras, parks, bird tables etc.
Other searches:
control/userimage.html
liveapplet
inurl:indexframe.shtml
inurl:”view/index.shtml”
inurl:”view/indexFrame.shtml”
inurl:view/view.shtml
inurl:/view/view.shtml?videos=
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=Motion
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=Refresh
In Title:
intitle:”live view” intitle:axis
intitle:”EvoCam” inurl:”webcam.html”
intitle:”i-Catcher Console – Web Monitor”
intitle:”Live NetSnap Cam-Server feed”
allintitle:liveapplet
intitle:liveapplet
intitle:”netcam live image”
intitle:”snc-rz30 home”
intitle:”WJ-NT104 Main”
In URL:
inurl:axis-cgi/jpg
inurl:indexFrame.shtml Axis
inurl:indexFrame.shtml “Axis Video Server”
inurl:lvappl live webcams
inurl:LvAppl intitle:liveapplet
inurl:”MultiCameraFrame?Mode=Motion”
inurl:/view:shtml
inurl:/view/index.shtml
inurl:view/indexframe.shtml
inurl:view/view.shtml
viewerframe?mode=
inurl:”viewerframe?mode=motion”
inurl:ViewerFrame?Mode=Refresh
Two searches in one order:
intitle:”live view” intitle:axis (two searches in one order)
intitle:axis intitle:”video server”
intitle:liveapplet inurl:LvAppl
intitle:”Live View / – AXIS” | inurl:view/view.shtml
intitle:start inurl:cgistart
