Insecam

Insecam is a directory website that has lists of unsecured different live IP surveillance CCTV cameras without a changed default password. It initially had around 73,000 listed cameras.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] As of 2025, the number was reported to be more than 2,000 camera feeds worldwide.

In 2014, HuffPost reported that the website had been shut down, and the programmer behind the website was looking for a new job.^[5] In 2018, WFTV in Orlando, Florida, said the website was still operating, and they had found a "video stream of a store in Lake Buena Vista on Insecam."^[6] As of 2025, Digital Camera World stated it was still operating, and had more than 2,000 camera feeds worldwide.^[7]

References

^ Hachman, Mark. "Insecam Web site should terrify those who use a default webcam password". PCWorld. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ Jones, Daisy (May 22, 2018). "What I Discovered After Watching 24-Hour Surveillance Footage for a Week". Vice. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ Augenbraun, Eliene (November 11, 2014). "Insecam exposes security weakness by broadcasting thousands of webcams". CBS News. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ Zhang, Sarah (November 6, 2014). "A Creepy Website Is Streaming From 73,000 Private Security Cameras". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
^ Rundle, Michael. "Insecam Shut Down: Webcam 'Spying' Site Closed, But The Owner Wants A Job". HuffPost. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
^ Cruz, Megan (May 4, 2018). "How secure is your security? How to prevent your feed from being streamed online". WFTV.
^ Bunermann, Kim (April 23, 2025). "Warning: Feel like you're being watched by your home cameras? Well, you might be…". Digital Camera World. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025 – via Yahoo Tech.

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[1] Hachman, Mark. "Insecam Web site should terrify those who use a default webcam password". PCWorld. Archived from the original on June 4, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[2] Jones, Daisy (May 22, 2018). "What I Discovered After Watching 24-Hour Surveillance Footage for a Week". Vice. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[3] Augenbraun, Eliene (November 11, 2014). "Insecam exposes security weakness by broadcasting thousands of webcams". CBS News. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[4] Zhang, Sarah (November 6, 2014). "A Creepy Website Is Streaming From 73,000 Private Security Cameras". Gizmodo. Archived from the original on December 24, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2023.

[5] Rundle, Michael. "Insecam Shut Down: Webcam 'Spying' Site Closed, But The Owner Wants A Job". HuffPost. Archived from the original on November 9, 2017. Retrieved April 18, 2024.

[6] Cruz, Megan (May 4, 2018). "How secure is your security? How to prevent your feed from being streamed online". WFTV.

[7] Bunermann, Kim (April 23, 2025). "Warning: Feel like you're being watched by your home cameras? Well, you might be…". Digital Camera World. Archived from the original on May 2, 2025 – via Yahoo Tech.

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