Security Camera Company to Pay $2.95 Million Settlement With FTC

The company Verkada agreed to pay but says it disagrees with the FTC’s allegations about alleged security breaches and email spamming of prospective customers.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building in Washington, on Sept. 19, 2006. Paul J. Richards/AFP via Getty Images

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said on Aug. 30 that Verkada has agreed to a proposed settlement over allegations that its security failures had enabled hackers to access footage from over 150,000 internet-connected cameras in 2021.

The California-based surveillance camera company Verkada failed to use “appropriate information security practices” to protect consumers’ personal information, the FTC said in a statement.