The camera manufacturer apparently did it without user knowledge, even when cloud storage was disabled.
Anker旗下Eufy 品牌遭遇创立来最大公关危机- 品牌PR跟踪观察-上_海外行销成长笔记
How is home security camera footage stored? - Quora
Anker admits Eufy security cameras were not natively encrypted
Eufy no cloud security cameras streaming data to the cloud
Anker Apologizes For Eufy Cameras Uploading Unencrypted Content Without User Consent