The camera was called "SecurView." It had no security. 700+ live camera feeds — baby cribs, bedrooms, living rooms — publicly accessible on the internet without a password. Strangers watched families. The feeds were shared on message boards. The FTC's first IoT enforcement action was against a camera with "Secure" literally in its name. A website called Insecam livestreamed thousands of unsecured cameras from around the world. Baby cribs in Moscow. Living rooms in Ohio. Elderly care in Tokyo. TRENDnet cameras were among them. The cameras shipped with no password. Consumers plugged them in and pointed them at their families. The internet watched.
What they claim: TRENDnet described its cameras as providing private home monitoring
What we found: A website called "Insecam" aggregated live feeds from thousands of unsecured IP cameras globally, including TRENDnet models. The site demonstrated that the problem was systemic — manufacturers shipped cameras with default credentials or no authentication, and consumers installed them without changing settings. Baby monitors, elderly care cameras, and home security feeds were all publicly viewable.
What they claim: TRENDnet marketed SecurView cameras as "secure" with the word "secure" in the product name
What we found: The FTC's first-ever IoT enforcement action (2013) found TRENDnet's "SecurView" cameras had a firmware bug that made live video feeds publicly accessible on the internet — no password required. Over 700 cameras were exposed, including baby monitors, bedrooms, and living rooms. The feeds were indexed on search engines and shared on message boards.