:Dahua Technology

Dahua was founded in 2001 by Fu Liquan and some of his former colleagues from a state-owned electronics equipment factory. The company initially focused on manufacturing digital video recorders. In 2008, Dahua Technology undertook its initial public offering on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange.{{Cite news |last1=Chatterjee |first1=Sumeet |last2=Zhu |first2=Julie |date=29 May 2017 |title=RPT-China's Dahua Tech plans up to $1 bln Hong Kong share sale - sources |website=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/dahua-tech-sharesale-idUSL4N1IS3ME |url-status=live |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220727170718/https://www.reuters.com/article/dahua-tech-sharesale-idUSL4N1IS3ME |archive-date=27 July 2022}} In 2018, Dahua acquired security video camera company Lorex.{{Cite news |last=Biddle |first=Sam |author-link=Sam Biddle |date=20 July 2021 |title=U.S. Military Bought Cameras in Violation of America's Own China Sanctions |work=The Intercept |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/07/20/video-surveillance-cameras-us-military-china-sanctions/ |url-status=live |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723040955/https://theintercept.com/2021/07/20/video-surveillance-cameras-us-military-china-sanctions/ |archive-date=23 July 2021}}{{Cite news |last1=Healy |first1=Conor |last2=Ward |first2=Derek |date=20 July 2021 |title=Illegal Hidden Dahua and Hikvision Sales, Sellers and 'Manufacturers' Blame Each Other |work=IPVN |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/feds-buy-banned-gsa |url-status=live |access-date=24 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210720183627/https://ipvm.com/reports/feds-buy-banned-gsa |archive-date=20 July 2021}} By 2019, following the rollout of the Chinese government's "Sharp Eyes" surveillance program, Dahua had grown to become the second largest video surveillance company in the world.

Dahua is a provider of a suite of digital Smart City products which are marketed for "Safe Cities."{{Cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Simon |title=The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order |last2=Klaus |first2=Ian |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=9780300266900 |location=New Haven and London |publication-date=2024}}{{Rp|page=80}} In November 2020, Dahua won a US$9 million, 1,900-camera smart city project with the public security bureau of Jiexiu.{{cite news |last=Cheng |first=Isabella |date=9 November 2020 |title=Dahua Direct $9 Million Jiexiu Small City, Big Deal |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-jiexiu |work=IPVM |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717002639/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-jiexiu |url-status=live}}{{subscription required|s}} In April 2021, Motorola Solutions announced that IndigoVision, a Motorola Solutions-owned company, would no longer relabel Dahua cameras, citing U.S. NDAA and supply-chain concerns.{{cite news |last=Honovich |first=John |date=19 April 2021 |title=IndigoVision OEMs Avigilon, Drops Dahua |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/iv-avigilon-dahua |work=IPVM |access-date=16 July 2021 |archive-date=16 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210716180953/https://ipvm.com/reports/iv-avigilon-dahua |url-status=live}}{{subscription required|s}}

In 2021, Best Buy, Home Depot, and Lowe's stopped selling cameras from Dahua brand Lorex due to concerns about Dahua's complicity in surveillance and human rights violations in Xinjiang.{{Cite news |last=Clark |first=Mitchell |title=Best Buy and Home Depot drop security cameras linked to Uyghur surveillance |url=https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22745068/best-buy-home-depot-lorex-ezviz-uyghur-surveillance-sales-dji |website=www.theverge.com |date=25 October 2021 |publisher=The Verge |access-date=1 November 2021 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101182618/https://www.theverge.com/2021/10/25/22745068/best-buy-home-depot-lorex-ezviz-uyghur-surveillance-sales-dji |url-status=live}} The Security Industry Association, a U.S.-based trade organization representing electronic and physical security solutions providers the United States, terminated Dahua Technology's membership on 1 June 2021, citing unnamed violations of its code of ethics.{{cite news |date=8 June 2021 |title=The Security Industry Association Expels Dahua |work=IPVM |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/sia-dahua-expel |url-status=live |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210608182302/https://ipvm.com/reports/sia-dahua-expel |archive-date=8 June 2021}}{{cite web |date=1 June 2021 |title=SIA Supports Ethical Uses of Security Technology |url=https://www.securityindustry.org/2021/06/01/sia-supports-ethical-uses-of-security-technology/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210607185711/https://www.securityindustry.org/2021/06/01/sia-supports-ethical-uses-of-security-technology/ |archive-date=7 June 2021 |access-date=8 June 2021 |website=Security Industry Association}} In November 2021, Dahua was named in the Secure Equipment Act as one of several entities prohibited from receiving U.S. telecommunication equipment licenses due to national security reasons.{{Cite news |date=12 November 2021 |title=US President Joe Biden tightens restrictions on Huawei and ZTE |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59262329 |url-status=live |access-date=23 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123130340/https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59262329 |archive-date=23 November 2021}} During the same month, Dahua provided an electronic security system to processed food company Empresa Panamena de Alimentos (EPA) in Panama.{{Cite news |title=Dahua Helps Reinforce Safety at EPA Food Co |url=https://www.securityworldmarket.com/me/News/Business-News/dahua-brings-smart-technologies-to-reinforce-safety-at-epa-food-co |date=26 November 2021 |website=Security World Market |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213183936/https://www.securityworldmarket.com/me/News/Business-News/dahua-brings-smart-technologies-to-reinforce-safety-at-epa-food-co |url-status=live}} At the end of 2022, Dahua Technology entered into an agreement to sell Lorex to Taiwan-based Skywatch for $72 million. In February 2023, the company announced that the sale had been completed.{{Cite web |title=Dahua to Sell Lorex to Skywatch for USD $72 Million |url=https://www.securityworldmarket.com/int/News/Business-News/dahua-to-sell-lorex-to-skywatch-for-usd-72-million |date=2 December 2022 |website=Security World Market |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302173238/https://www.securityworldmarket.com/int/News/Business-News/dahua-to-sell-lorex-to-skywatch-for-usd-72-million |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |title=Dahua Sells Off Lorex to Taiwan Company |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-lorex-divest |date=28 November 2022 |website=IPVM |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302173235/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-lorex-divest |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=2 March 2023 |title=Dahua to sell Lorex to Skywatch for USD $72 million |work=Security World Market |url=https://www.securityworldmarket.com/int/News/Business-News/dahua-to-sell-lorex-to-skywatch-for-usd-72-million |access-date=2 March 2023 |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302173238/https://www.securityworldmarket.com/int/News/Business-News/dahua-to-sell-lorex-to-skywatch-for-usd-72-million |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last= |date=28 November 2022 |title=Dahua Sells Off Lorex To Taiwan Company |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-lorex-divest |access-date=2 March 2023 |website=IPVM |archive-date=2 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302173234/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-lorex-divest |url-status=live}}

In 2022, Dahua provided video technology for the Beijing Winter Olympics.{{Cite web |title=大华股份：子公司乐橙已成为杭州亚运会官方供应商 |url=https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6192937794_17120bb4202001ykcb.html |language=zh |date=8 December 2022 |website=Sina |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322223728/https://k.sina.com.cn/article_6192937794_17120bb4202001ykcb.html |url-status=live}}

Dahua Technology provided technical support and smart applications for Yellow Dragon Sports Center during the 2022 Asian Games.{{Cite web |last=Siyue |first=Quin |date=June 1, 2023 |title=各场馆严阵以待、赞助商已超160家，杭州亚运备赛进入最后冲刺阶段 |url=https://m.jiemian.com/article/9501535.html |website=Jiemian News |language=zh |access-date=9 April 2024 |archive-date=9 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240409215427/https://m.jiemian.com/article/9501535.html |url-status=live }}

In July 2023, Dahua Technology signed an agreement with the Semper Altius School Network and the Anáhuac High School Network in Mexico.{{Cite web |last=Cruz |first=E. |date=July 6, 2023 |title=Dahua Technology mejora la seguridad de la Red de Colegios Semper Altius y la Red Prepa Anáhuac |url=https://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/dahua-technology-mejora-la-seguridad-de-la-red-de-colegios-semper-altius-y-la-red-prepa |website=Excélsior |language=es}}

Dahua was a sponsor of the 2023 Tour de Langkawi.{{Cite web |last=Zabidi |first=Azizul Fahmi Ahmad |date=September 6, 2023 |title=MSN perkenal tiga rakan penaja rasmi LTdL 2023 |url=https://www.sinarharian.com.my/article/277545/berita/sukan/msn-perkenal-tiga-rakan-penaja-rasmi-ltdl-2023 |website=Sinar Harian |language=ms}} It was one of the providers of the main security systems for the 2023 Pan American Games.{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Dahua Technology y Rocktech son responsables de la seguridad de los Juegos Panamericanos |url=https://www.emb.cl/channelnews/noticia.mvc?nid=20231102w9&ni=dahua-technology-y-rocktech-son-responsables-de-la-seguridad-de-los-juegos-panamericanos |website=Revista Channel News |language=es |access-date=31 March 2024 |archive-date=12 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212174343/https://www.emb.cl/channelnews/noticia.mvc?nid=20231102w9&ni=dahua-technology-y-rocktech-son-responsables-de-la-seguridad-de-los-juegos-panamericanos |url-status=live }} In April 2023, Dahua designed a security project for Ibagué.{{Cite web |date=April 25, 2023 |title=Cámaras con inteligencia artificial buscan fortalecer la seguridad en Ibagué |url=https://www.bluradio.com/tecnologia/camaras-con-inteligencia-artificial-buscan-fortalecer-la-seguridad-en-ibague-so35 |website=Blu Radio |language=es |access-date=31 March 2024 |archive-date=12 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240212174102/https://www.bluradio.com/tecnologia/camaras-con-inteligencia-artificial-buscan-fortalecer-la-seguridad-en-ibague-so35 |url-status=live }} In November 2023, Dahua sold 90 million of its Leapmotor shares to Stellantis, ending their equity affiliation.{{Cite web |last=Lau |first=Rick |date=2023-11-05 |title=Dahua drives away as big winner from Stellantis’ Leapmotor investment - Bamboo Works - Where China Stocks meet global investors |url=https://thebambooworks.com/dahua-drives-away-as-big-winner-from-stellantis-leapmotor-investment/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Bamboo Works |language=en-GB}}

In 2024, Dahua sold its shares in its U.S. subsidiary, Dahua Technology USA, to a unit of Central Motion Picture Corporation.{{Cite web |date=April 17, 2024 |title=Sanctioned Chinese security camera maker Dahua divests from U.S. |url=https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/Sanctioned-Chinese-security-camera-maker-Dahua-divests-from-U.S |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=Nikkei Asia |language=en-GB |archive-date=17 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417070545/https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/China-tech/Sanctioned-Chinese-security-camera-maker-Dahua-divests-from-U.S |url-status=live }} The same year, Taiwan's Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau announced an investigation into Dahua for allegedly obfuscating its presence on the island by setting up "two private locations" and listing its employees as working for another company.{{Cite news |date=May 31, 2024 |title=Taiwan accuses Chinese Apple supplier of trying to illegally poach tech talent |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/taiwan-accuses-chinese-apple-supplier-trying-illegally-poach-tech-talent-2024-05-31/ |access-date=June 22, 2024 |work=Reuters}}{{Cite web |last= |date=2024-06-18 |title=Taiwan Investigates Dahua For Alleged National Security Violations |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-taiwan |access-date=2024-06-22 |website=IPVM |language=en}}

In November 2022, the UK prohibited the use of Dahua equipment in government buildings.

In February 2023, Australia's Department of Defence announced that it will remove cameras made by Dahua from its buildings.{{Cite news |date=9 February 2023 |title=Australian Defense Department to remove Chinese-made cameras |url=https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-united-states-government-australia-business-1aa321d1fba2e32629566f98093690a9 |access-date=10 February 2023 |website=Associated Press |archive-date=10 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230210105521/https://apnews.com/article/technology-politics-united-states-government-australia-business-1aa321d1fba2e32629566f98093690a9 |url-status=live}}

In June 2023, Ukraine's National Agency on Corruption Prevention included Dahua on its International Sponsors of War list for allegedly supplying military equipment to Russia.{{Cite news |last=Rollet |first=Charles |date=12 June 2023 |title=Ukraine Declares Hikvision and Dahua "Sponsors of War" |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/ukraine-declares |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612194641/https://ipvm.com/reports/ukraine-declares |archive-date=12 June 2023 |access-date=12 June 2023 |work=IPVM}} In March 2024, Ukraine removed public access to the list.{{Cite web |last=York |first=Chris |date=March 20, 2024 |title=Ukraine closing public access to 'International War Sponsors' list |url=https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-closes-international-war-sponsors-list/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240324160730/https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-closes-international-war-sponsors-list/ |archive-date=24 March 2024 |access-date=24 May 2024 |website=The Kyiv Independent}}

In December 2023, Quebec banned the use of Dahua technology in government.{{Cite news |last=Gabriel |first=Friedman |date=11 March 2024 |title=Chinese-made cranes used at Canadian ports flagged as security concern by U.S. |url=https://financialpost.com/cybersecurity/chinese-made-cranes-canadian-ports-flagged-security-concern |access-date=13 March 2024 |work=Financial Post |archive-date=12 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240312034130/https://financialpost.com/cybersecurity/chinese-made-cranes-canadian-ports-flagged-security-concern |url-status=live }}

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In October 2019, the U.S. government placed Dahua on the Bureau of Industry and Security's Entity List for its role in mass surveillance of Uyghurs in Xinjiang and of other ethnic and religious minorities in China.{{Cite news |last=Shepardson |first=David |date=7 October 2019 |title=U.S. puts Hikvision, Chinese security bureaus on economic blacklist |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-exclusive-idUSKBN1WM25M |url-status=live |access-date=7 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007233544/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trade-china-exclusive-idUSKBN1WM25M |archive-date=7 October 2019}}{{Cite news |last1=Swanson |first1=Ana |last2=Mozur |first2=Paul |date=7 October 2019 |title=U.S. Blacklists 28 Chinese Entities Over Abuses in Xinjiang |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/us/politics/us-to-blacklist-28-chinese-entities-over-abuses-in-xinjiang.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200415030304/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/07/us/politics/us-to-blacklist-28-chinese-entities-over-abuses-in-xinjiang.html |archive-date=15 April 2020 |issn=0362-4331}}{{subscription required|s}} The John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 barred the use of Dahua equipment in U.S. federal contracts.{{Cite web |last=Honovich |first=John |date=13 August 2018 |title=NDAA Ban of Dahua and Hikvision Is Now US Gov Law |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/ban-law |access-date=22 December 2022 |website=IPVM |archive-date=22 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221222225124/https://ipvm.com/reports/ban-law |url-status=live}}

In March 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) declared that Dahua services and equipment "pose an unacceptable risk to U.S. national security.”{{Cite news |last=Shepardson |first=David |date=13 March 2021 |title=Five Chinese companies pose threat to U.S. national security: FCC |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tech-idUSKBN2B42DW |url-status=live |access-date=13 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210312205658/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-china-tech-idUSKBN2B42DW |archive-date=12 March 2021}} That same year, Sam Biddle of The Intercept reported that the U.S. government continued to purchase Dahua-manufactured equipment post-NDAA, raising questions about the effectiveness of the sanctions.{{Cite news |last=Biddle |first=Sam |author-link=Sam Biddle |date=20 July 2021 |title=U.S. Military Bought Cameras in Violation of America's Own China Sanctions |website=The Intercept |url=https://theintercept.com/2021/07/20/video-surveillance-cameras-us-military-china-sanctions/ |url-status=live |access-date=14 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210723040955/https://theintercept.com/2021/07/20/video-surveillance-cameras-us-military-china-sanctions/ |archive-date=23 July 2021}}

In October 2022, the United States Department of Defense added Dahua to a list of "Chinese military companies" operating in the U.S.{{Cite web |date=5 October 2022 |title=DOD Releases List of People's Republic of China (PRC) Military Companies in Accordance With Section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 |url=https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3180636/dod-releases-list-of-peoples-republic-of-china-prc-military-companies-in-accord |access-date=5 October 2022 |website=U.S. Department of Defense |archive-date=5 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005182828/https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/3180636/dod-releases-list-of-peoples-republic-of-china-prc-military-companies-in-accord/ |url-status=live}}

After President Joe Biden signed into law the Secure Equipment Act of 2021, in November 2022, the FCC imposed an "Interim Freeze Order" on Dahua Technology for national security reasons,{{Cite web |date=25 November 2022 |title=FCC 22-84 |url=https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-22-84A1.pdf |website=Federal Communications Commission |access-date=15 February 2023 |archive-date=1 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230201094659/https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-22-84A1.pdf |url-status=live}}{{Rp|page=106}} effectively barring the sale or import of new equipment made by the company.{{Cite news |last1=Bartz |first1=Diane |last2=Alper |first2=Alexandra |date=25 November 2022 |title=U.S. bans Huawei, ZTE equipment sales citing national security risk |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-fcc-bans-equipment-sales-imports-zte-huawei-over-national-security-risk-2022-11-25/ |access-date=25 November 2022 |archive-date=25 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221125200919/https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/us-fcc-bans-equipment-sales-imports-zte-huawei-over-national-security-risk-2022-11-25/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Leali |first=Giorgio |date=26 November 2022 |title=US bans Chinese telecom gear sales over national security fears |work=Politico Europe |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/us-to-ban-chinese-telecom-equipment-national-security-fears-huawei-zte/ |access-date=27 January 2023 |archive-date=27 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127220305/https://www.politico.eu/article/us-to-ban-chinese-telecom-equipment-national-security-fears-huawei-zte/ |url-status=live}} Dahua Technology has stated that this "Interim Freeze Order" does not impact any of its existing products, nor does not prohibit it from introducing new products in the U.S.{{Cite web |date=9 December 2022 |title=FCC Rulemaking Process |url=https://us.dahuasecurity.com/public-policy/faqs/fcc-rulemaking-process/ |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=Dahua Technology USA Inc |archive-date=15 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215200831/https://us.dahuasecurity.com/public-policy/faqs/fcc-rulemaking-process/ |url-status=live}} Dahua Technology has remained ambiguous about whether or not it will issue a legal challenge to the FCC in the wake of its order. In the wake of Dahua Technology's statement, surveillance industry publication IPVM issued a report accusing Dahua Technology of "misleading" the American public through its use of the phrase "interim freeze".{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=Conor |date=5 January 2023 |title=Correcting Dahua USA's Misleading FCC 'Interim Freeze' |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-interim |access-date=15 February 2023 |website=IPVM |archive-date=15 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230215200831/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-interim |url-status=live}}

In March 2025, the FCC opened an investigation into Dahua Technology and other Chinese companies regarding operations in the U.S. in violation of restrictions.{{Cite news |last=Shepardson |first=David |date=March 21, 2025 |title=FCC probing if Chinese tech, telecom firms seeking to evade US restrictions |url=https://www.reuters.com/technology/fcc-probing-if-chinese-tech-telecom-firms-seeking-evade-us-restrictions-2025-03-21/ |access-date=March 21, 2025 |work=Reuters}}

Dahua Technology is majority owned by Fu Liquan and his wife Chen Ailing.{{Cite news |last=Flannery |first=Russell |date=26 October 2016 |title=Chinese Entrepreneur Who Sold His Home To Start A Business Adds To Billionaire Fortune |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2016/10/26/the-wages-of-snooping/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161027143938/http://www.forbes.com/sites/russellflannery/2016/10/26/the-wages-of-snooping/ |archive-date=27 October 2016 |access-date=24 May 2020 |website=Forbes}}{{cite news |date=12 May 2017 |title= |script-title=zh:大华股份：遭实控人减持7375万股 |language=zh |website=Caixin |url=http://companies.caixin.com/2017-05-12/101089798.html |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170512143206/http://companies.caixin.com/2017-05-12/101089798.html |archive-date=12 May 2017}} {{As of|2020|12|31}}, Fu owned 34.18% shares as the largest shareholder, while Chen owned 2.38%.{{Cite web |date=April 2020 |title=2019 Annual Report |url=http://www.szse.cn/disclosure/listed/bulletinDetail/index.html?41435ae8-8fae-427e-b7a9-fd1afb47f24d |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524193445/http://www.szse.cn/disclosure/listed/bulletinDetail/index.html?41435ae8-8fae-427e-b7a9-fd1afb47f24d |archive-date=24 May 2020 |access-date=24 May 2020 |website=Shenzhen Stock Exchange |pages=105–108}}

According to its 2020 annual financial report, Dahua Technology is also partially state-owned by Central Huijin Asset Management and China Galaxy Securities Co., Ltd. at 1.05% and 1.82 respectively. Central Huijin Investment is a state-owned enterprise and wholly owned subsidiary of China Investment Corporation,{{Cite news |last1=Xiangming |first1=Hou |last2=Spring |first2=Jake |date=6 September 2015 |title=Central Huijin Investment to issue 30 bln yuan bond on Friday |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/huijin-debt-bond-idUSL4N11C0B920150906 |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-date=9 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509195332/https://www.reuters.com/article/huijin-debt-bond-idUSL4N11C0B920150906 |url-status=live}} a sovereign wealth fund that reports to the State Council of the People's Republic of China.{{Cite news |last=Ren |first=Daniel |date=3 March 2017 |title=State-backed institutions outshine stock-focused mutual peers |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2075790/state-backed-institutions-outshine-stock-focused-mutual |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404015138/http://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/2075790/state-backed-institutions-outshine-stock-focused-mutual |archive-date=4 April 2017}}{{Cite news |last=Ying |first=Moxy |date=17 November 2018 |title=When Stocks Crash, China Turns to Its 'National Team' |work=Bloomberg News |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-17/when-stocks-crash-china-turns-to-its-national-team-quicktake |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809074303/https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-17/when-stocks-crash-china-turns-to-its-national-team-quicktake |archive-date=9 August 2019}}{{subscription required|s}}

In March 2023, Dahua sold $740 million in new stock to China Mobile, closing a deal which had been announced two years earlier.{{Cite web |last=Rollet |first=Charles |title=Dahua Closes State-Owned China Mobile $740 Million Stock Deal |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-cmcc |date=3 April 2023 |website=IPVM |access-date=13 December 2023 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230403162043/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-cmcc |url-status=live}} As a result, China Mobile holds a minority stake of 8.8% in Dahua.{{Cite web |last=Waring |first=Joseph |title=China Mobile invests big for small stake in surveillance |url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/china-mobile-invests-in-local-surveillance-company/ |date=18 April 2023 |website=Mobile World Live |access-date=1 November 2023 |archive-date=31 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031221105/https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/top-three/china-mobile-invests-in-local-surveillance-company/ |url-status=live}} Combined, the three state interests amount to 11.67% state ownership of Dahua.

In 2016, Dahua partnered with Dell to build smart security systems.{{Cite news |title=Dahua enlisted in Forbes Asia's 13th annual Fab 50 |website=Source Security |url=https://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/dahua-enlisted-forbes-asia-13th-annual-fab-50-co-14788-ga-co-6163-ga-co-4261-ga-co-14784-ga-co-2566-ga-co-1151-ga-co-14411-ga-co-13736-ga.23678.html |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928013933/https://www.sourcesecurity.com/news/dahua-enlisted-forbes-asia-13th-annual-fab-50-co-14788-ga-co-6163-ga-co-4261-ga-co-14784-ga-co-2566-ga-co-1151-ga-co-14411-ga-co-13736-ga.23678.html |url-status=live}} In 2017, Dahua partnered with Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT) to build a joint intelligent video laboratory.{{Cite news |date=23 March 2017 |title=Dahua Partners With Beijing University To Create Intelligent Video Joint Laboratory |website=Secureity Electronics and Networks |url=https://sen.news/2017/03/23/dahua-partners-with-beijing-university-to-create-intelligent-video-joint-laboratory/ |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928013936/https://sen.news/2017/03/23/dahua-partners-with-beijing-university-to-create-intelligent-video-joint-laboratory/ |url-status=live}} Amazon Web Services provides cloud services to Dahua.{{Cite news |last=Healy |first=Conor |date=26 September 2022 |title=Amazon Powers Dahua and Hikvision Sales and Cloud Services |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/amazon-powers-hikua |access-date=28 September 2022 |website=IPVM |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928013940/https://ipvm.com/reports/amazon-powers-hikua |url-status=live}}

In 2019, Allianz Parque contracted Dahua for the arena's security and surveillance systems.{{Cite web |last=Moraes |first=Natalia |title=Allianz Parque extends contract with Dahua Technology to implement new security solutions |url=https://www.intelligentcio.com/latam/2022/11/30/allianz-parque-extends-contract-with-dahua-technology-to-implement-new-security-solutions/ |date=30 November 2022 |website=Intelligent CIO |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=22 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322231548/https://www.intelligentcio.com/latam/2022/11/30/allianz-parque-extends-contract-with-dahua-technology-to-implement-new-security-solutions/ |url-status=live}} Later that year, Dahua began to provide video surveillance to the Vatican Museums over a 5-year period.{{Cite news |date=11 December 2019 |title=Dahua Technology Italy e i Musei Vaticani: Custodi dell'Arte |website=S News |url=https://www.snewsonline.com/dahua-technology-italy-e-i-musei-vaticani-custodi-dellarte/ |url-status=live |access-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928013943/https://www.snewsonline.com/dahua-technology-italy-e-i-musei-vaticani-custodi-dellarte/ |archive-date=28 September 2022}}

In August 2022, Dahua partnered with ABCOM Distribution LLC for a distribution partnership in MENA.{{Cite news |title=Dahua Technology Strikes Distribution Partnership with ABCOM |url=https://gulfnews.com/business/corporate-news/dahua-technology-strikes-distribution-partnership-with-abcom-1.1660550991111 |date=15 August 2022 |website=Gulf News |access-date=13 December 2022 |archive-date=13 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213175952/https://gulfnews.com/business/corporate-news/dahua-technology-strikes-distribution-partnership-with-abcom-1.1660550991111 |url-status=live}} In February 2023, Dahua Technology and Al-Futtaim Engineering and Technologies, part of Al-Futtaim Group, partnered to bring security technology to Saudi Arabia.{{Cite web |title=Al-Futtaim Engineering joins forces with Dahua Technology to bring smart security solutions to Kingdom |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2244971/corporate-news |date=5 February 2023 |website=Arab News |access-date=15 April 2023 |archive-date=27 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327080015/https://www.arabnews.com/node/2244971/corporate-news |url-status=live}}

In May 2024, Dahua announced a partnership with the Dutch esports organization and EAFC academy Team Gullit, in which Dahua will supply Team Gullit staff and players with gaming monitors.{{Cite web |last=Šimić |first=Ivan |date=2024-05-14 |title=Team Gullit secures monitor partnership with Dahua Technology |url=https://esportsinsider.com/2024/05/team-gullit-partnership-dahua-technology |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=Esports Insider}}

In September 2016, the largest DDoS attack to date, on KrebsOnSecurity.com, was traced back to a botnet. According to internet provider Level 3 Communications, the most commonly infected devices in this botnet were Dahua and Dahua OEM cameras and DVRs.{{Cite news |first1=Lorenzo |last1=Franceschi-Bicchierai |access-date=3 June 2019 |title=How 1.5 Million Connected Cameras Were Hijacked to Make an Unprecedented Botnet |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/15-million-connected-cameras-ddos-botnet-brian-krebs/ |date=29 September 2016 |website=Vice |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603091206/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q8dab/15-million-connected-cameras-ddos-botnet-brian-krebs |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last1=Goodin |first1=Dan |title=Brace yourselves—source code powering potent IoT DDoSes just went public |url=https://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/brace-yourselves-source-code-powering-potent-iot-ddoses-just-went-public/ |website=ARS Technica |date=2 October 2016 |publisher=ARS Technica |access-date=2 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003000011/http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/10/brace-yourselves-source-code-powering-potent-iot-ddoses-just-went-public/ |archive-date=3 October 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Attack of Things! |url=http://blog.level3.com/security/attack-of-things/ |website=Level 3 Blog |publisher=Level 3 Communications |access-date=3 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003194500/http://blog.level3.com/security/attack-of-things/ |archive-date=3 October 2016 |url-status=dead}} Nearly one million Dahua devices were infected with the BASHLITE malware.{{Cite news |title=BASHLITE malware turning millions of Linux Based IoT Devices into DDoS botnet |url=https://www.hackread.com/bashlite-malware-linux-iot-ddos-botnet/ |website=HackRead |access-date=3 October 2016 |date=2 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161003195838/https://www.hackread.com/bashlite-malware-linux-iot-ddos-botnet/ |archive-date=3 October 2016 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |access-date=3 June 2019 |title=BASHLITE Botnets Ensnare 1 Million IoT Devices |url=https://www.securityweek.com/bashlite-botnets-ensnare-1-million-iot-devices |website=www.securityweek.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603091211/https://www.securityweek.com/bashlite-botnets-ensnare-1-million-iot-devices |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}} A vulnerability in most of Dahua's cameras allowed "anyone to take full control of the devices' underlying Linux operating system just by typing a random username with too many characters." This was exploited, and malware installed on devices that allowed them to be used in "both DDoS attacks as well as for extortion campaigns using ransomware."

In March 2017 a backdoor into many Dahua cameras and DVRs was discovered by security researchers working for a Fortune 500 company.{{Cite news |last1=ipvideomarket |access-date=3 June 2019 |title=Dahua Backdoor Uncovered |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-backdoor |date=6 March 2017 |website=IPVM |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603093555/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-backdoor |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}} The vulnerability had been activated on cameras within the Fortune 500 company's network, and the data trafficked to China through the company's firewall. Using a web browser, the vulnerability allowed unauthorized people to remotely download a device's database of usernames and password hashes and subsequently gain access to it.{{Cite news |access-date=3 June 2019 |title=Dahua backdoor |url=https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/dahua-backdoor/ |website=Krebs on Security |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603093553/https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/dahua-backdoor/ |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |first=Richard |last=Chirgwin |date=8 March 2017 |access-date=3 June 2019 |title=Dahua video kit left user credentials in plain sight |url=https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/08/dahua_video_kit_left_user_credentials_in_plain_sight/ |website=The Register |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603093552/https://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/03/08/dahua_video_kit_left_user_credentials_in_plain_sight/ |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}} By exploiting it, attackers could potentially see live feed from the camera or even turn the camera into a tool for launching cyberattacks.{{Cite magazine |last=Zeeberg |first=Amos |date=4 April 2023 |title=A Tiny Blog Took on Big Surveillance in China—and Won |url=https://www.wired.com/story/surveillance-china-security-camera-giant-ipvm/ |magazine=Wired |access-date=14 May 2024 |archive-date=5 July 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240705091404/https://www.wired.com/story/surveillance-china-security-camera-giant-ipvm/ |url-status=live }} Dahua issued a firmware update to fix the vulnerability in 11 of its products.{{Cite news |access-date=3 June 2019 |title=Dahua security camera owners urged to update firmware after vulnerability found |url=https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/dahua-security-camera-owners-urged-update-firmware-vulnerability-found/ |date=8 March 2017 |website=The State of Security |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190603093559/https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/featured/dahua-security-camera-owners-urged-update-firmware-vulnerability-found/ |archive-date=3 June 2019 |url-status=live}} Security researchers discovered that the updated firmware contained the same vulnerability but that the vulnerability had been relocated to a different part of the code. This was characterized by the security researchers as deliberate deception.{{Cite news |last=Freedberg |first=Sydney J. Jr. |title=Hacker Heaven: Huawei's Hidden Back Doors Found |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2019/07/hunting-huaweis-hidden-back-doors/ |website=breakingdefense.com |date=5 July 2019 |publisher=Breaking Defense |access-date=7 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707181645/https://breakingdefense.com/2019/07/hunting-huaweis-hidden-back-doors/ |archive-date=7 July 2019 |url-status=live}}

In September 2021, Dahua acknowledged an identity authentication bypass vulnerability affecting over 30 device models that, if exploited, can allow attackers to "bypass device identity authentication by constructing malicious data packets."{{cite web |url=https://www.dahuasecurity.com/support/cybersecurity/details/957 |title=Security Advisory - Identity authentication bypass vulnerability found in some Dahua products |author= |date=1 September 2021 |website=Dahua Technology |publisher=Dahua Technology Co., Ltd |access-date=15 October 2021 |archive-date=11 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211011052231/https://www.dahuasecurity.com/support/cybersecurity/details/957 |url-status=live}} In October 2021, TechCrunch reported that The Home Depot and Best Buy stopped selling Lorex-branded Dahua and Ezviz products.{{Cite news |last=Whittaker |first=Zach |date=25 October 2021 |title=US retail giants pull Chinese surveillance tech from shelves |work=TechCrunch |url=https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/25/lorex-ezviz-pulled-from-shelves/ |access-date=25 October 2021 |archive-date=25 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025151203/https://techcrunch.com/2021/10/25/lorex-ezviz-pulled-from-shelves/ |url-status=live}}

A BBC Panorama investigation reported in 2023 revealed IPVM were able to gain access to Dahua's surveillance cameras by exploiting a vulnerability in its software in a live demo, and were able to wiretap the room via the connected camera. Dahua patched the exploit via firmware updates once it was reported to them.{{Cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-65975446 |title=The tech flaw that lets hackers control surveillance cameras |date=26 June 2023 |publisher=BBC News |access-date=14 May 2024}}{{Cite web |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/bbc-panorama-23 |title=BBC Investigates PRC China Surveillance, Hikvision Protests |date=27 June 2023 |publisher=IPVM |last=Rollet |first=Charles |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=14 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230714211924/https://ipvm.com/reports/bbc-panorama-23 |url-status=live }}

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As of at least 2024, Dahua Technology and its competitor Hikvision supply a combined 40% of the global market for surveillance cameras.{{Cite book |last1=Curtis |first1=Simon |title=The Belt and Road City: Geopolitics, Urbanization, and China's Search for a New International Order |last2=Klaus |first2=Ian |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=9780300266900 |location=New Haven and London |publication-date=2024}}{{Rp|page=81}}

Dahua has played a role in the mass surveillance of Uyghurs in Xinjiang.{{cite web |last=Chang |first=I-wei Jennifer |title=Taiwan's 'Warm Power': Sharing Lessons on Digital Governance |url=http://globaltaiwan.org/2019/12/vol-4-issue-23/ |website=globaltaiwan.org |publisher=Global Taiwan Institute |access-date=14 December 2019 |date=4 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214224606/http://globaltaiwan.org/2019/12/vol-4-issue-23/ |archive-date=14 December 2019 |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |date=29 April 2020 |title=Amazon buys heat-sensing cameras from blacklisted Chinese firm |work=The Guardian |agency=Reuters |url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/29/amazon-thermal-cameras-china-dahua |url-status=live |access-date=3 May 2020 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200502223939/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/apr/29/amazon-thermal-cameras-china-dahua |archive-date=2 May 2020}} In November 2020, after security researchers identified facial identification software code with designations by ethnicity, Dahua removed the code in question from GitHub.{{Cite news |last=Borak |first=Masha |date=5 November 2020 |title=Chinese surveillance giant expanding in the US attracts scrutiny over possible targeting of Uygurs |work=South China Morning Post |url=https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3108380/chinese-surveillance-giant-expanding-us-attracts-scrutiny-over-possible |access-date=6 November 2020 |archive-date=6 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201106052557/https://www.scmp.com/tech/policy/article/3108380/chinese-surveillance-giant-expanding-us-attracts-scrutiny-over-possible |url-status=live}} In February 2021, the Los Angeles Times published an investigation of Dahua's technology for the purpose of Uyghur surveillance.{{Cite news |last=Bhuiyan |first=Johana |date=9 February 2021 |title=Major camera company can sort people by race, alert police when it spots Uighurs |work=Los Angeles Times |url=https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-02-09/dahua-facial-recognition-china-surveillance-uighur |url-status=live |access-date=10 February 2021 |archive-date=9 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210209231516/https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2021-02-09/dahua-facial-recognition-china-surveillance-uighur}} According to the investigation, Dahua provided a surveillance system that included "real-time Uyghur warnings" with the ability to sort people by ethnicity and skin color.{{Cite web |last1=Xu |first1=Adam |last2=Zhang |first2=Adrianna |date=11 August 2023 |title=Chinese Surveillance Firm Selling Cameras With 'Skin Color Analytics' |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-surveillance-firm-selling-cameras-with-skin-color-analytics-/7221936.html |access-date=13 December 2023 |website=Voice of America |archive-date=21 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921182818/https://www.voanews.com/a/chinese-surveillance-firm-selling-cameras-with-skin-color-analytics-/7221936.html |url-status=live}}

In May 2023, IPVM reported that Dahua developed a technology that "automatically detects and reports protest signs and protestors' faces to PRC police."{{Cite news |last=Rollet |first=Charles |date=30 May 2023 |title=Dahua Selling Protestor / Banner Alarms, Deletes Evidence |work=IPVM |url=https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-protestor-alarms |access-date=30 May 2023 |archive-date=31 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531033715/https://ipvm.com/reports/dahua-protestor-alarms |url-status=live}}

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