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'''BlackVue''' is a dashcam brand manufactured by Pittasoft Co. Ltd., a privately held South Korean company founded in 2007.<ref name="tracxn">{{Cite web |author= |title | '''BlackVue''' is a dashcam brand manufactured by Pittasoft Co. Ltd., a privately held South Korean company founded in 2007.<ref name="tracxn">{{Cite web |author= |title=BlackVue Company Profile |url=https://tracxn.com/d/companies/blackvue/__sULi2NdAYMOKiZUnzCUB0a00DsfdWttUdzb7nzIMFaw |website=Tracxn |date=1 Mar 2026 |access-date=19 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0420-1242-51/https://tracxn.com:443/d/companies/blackvue/__sULi2NdAYMOKiZUnzCUB0a00DsfdWttUdzb7nzIMFaw |archive-date=20 Apr 2025}}</ref> Since 2018, multiple independent security researchers have found that BlackVue's cloud service broadcasts users' real-time GPS locations, live video feeds, and audio to anyone with a free account.<ref name="cybernews">{{Cite web |last=Lapienytė |first=Jurgita |title=BlackVue dash cameras let you track other users; the company says it's a feature, not a bug |url=https://cybernews.com/privacy/blackvue-dash-cameras-let-you-track-other-users-the-company-says-its-a-feature-not-a-bug/ |website=CyberNews |date=12 Jan 2022 |access-date=19 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://megalodon.jp/2026-0420-1249-07/https://cybernews.com:443/privacy/blackvue-dash-cameras-let-you-track-other-users-the-company-says-its-a-feature-not-a-bug/ |archive-date=20 Apr 2026}}</ref> Seven CVEs across two product lines remain un-patched or were only acknowledged after public disclosure,<ref name="cve23-github">{{Cite web |author=eyJhb |title=BlackVue DR750 CVE |url=https://github.com/eyJhb/blackvue-cve-2023 |website=[[GitHub]] |date=12 Apr 2023 |access-date=19 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230505111212/https://github.com/eyJhb/blackvue-cve-2023 |archive-date=5 May 2023}}</ref><ref name="cve25-github">{{Cite web |author=geo-chen |title=BlackVue Security Vulnerabilities |url=https://github.com/geo-chen/BlackVue |website=[[GitHub]] |date=6 Jul 2025 |access-date=19 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260420035635/https://github.com/geo-chen/BlackVue |archive-date=20 Apr 2026}}</ref> and in April 2025 Pittasoft began requiring a BlackVue account to use the companion app, removing the ability to access a locally-connected dashcam without an internet login.<ref name="blog-update">{{Cite web |author= |title=Discover the Latest BlackVue App Update: Enhanced UI, New Features, and More |url=https://media.blackvue.com/discover-the-latest-blackvue-app-update-enhanced-ui-new-features-and-more/ |website=BlackVue |date=13 Mar 2025 |access-date=19 Apr 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250728153154/https://media.blackvue.com/discover-the-latest-blackvue-app-update-enhanced-ui-new-features-and-more/ |archive-date=28 Jul 2025}}</ref> | ||
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