The latest news obtained by the US media "Newsweek" points out that including the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the US Air Force and many people in the United States, they are using Chinese-made action cameras with servers located in China and Russia. , which raised concerns about potential risks to U.S. national security.
According to reports, the Chinese-made action camera that was revealed is a Shenzhen-based technology company called Insta360. LJ Eads, director of intelligence research at "Parallax Advanced Research" funded by the Pentagon, and another unnamed technology expert studied the "Insta360 Connected to a number of foreign endpoints, many of which are located in China and Russia, and 4 of them belong to ByteDance, the parent company of the short video platform TikTok, as well as Huawei, a technology company sanctioned by the US government, and China Telecom, a state-owned telecommunications company.
Eds and another unnamed technology expert also pointed out that Insta360 cameras have been fully integrated into NASA's operations, including being used to record the landings of the Mars rover "InSight" and "Perseverance" and other important events. time, and virtual reality (VR) tours of NASA facilities. In response, NASA responded, "The equipment used by the Insta360 camera and its corresponding software is not connected to the NASA network," and the editing software used by the company's computers also follows routine security audit controls.
Not only that, every action of the U.S. Air Force combat search and rescue helicopter "HH-60 Pave Hawk" and the "V-22 Osprey" transport aircraft, as well as the U.S. Army's "Black Dagger" parachute jump process, are also recorded by Insta360 cameras.
The report pointed out that these various "operations and arrangements" have posed serious risks and breaches to the security of American users. In response, the director of Insta360 responded, "User privacy is our top priority and we handle relevant matters with great caution." But in the face of security vulnerabilities, such a brief statement is really unconvincing.