Security biz Verkada to pay $3m penalty under deal that also enforces infosec upgrade

Allowed access to 150k cameras, some in sensitive spots, but has been done for spamming

Physical security biz Verkada has agreed to cough up $2.95 million following an investigation by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) – but the payment won’t make good its past security failings, including a blunder that led to CCTV footage of Tesla, Cloudflare, and others being snooped on. Instead, the fine is about spam.…