US EditionFrom Iran to Ukraine, Everyone's Trying to Hack Security Cameras
Hundreds of hacking attempts on consumer security cameras across eight Middle Eastern countries aimed to support military targeting and damage assessment, Check Point researchers report.
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From Iran to Ukraine, everyone's trying to hack security cameras
For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, Internet-connected consumer devices, however, militaries have gained another powerful set of eyes on the ground: every hackable security camera installed outside a home or on a city street, pointed at potential bombing targets. On Wednesday, Tel Aviv–based security firm Check Point released new r…
From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’
New research shows hundreds of attempts by apparent Iranian state hackers to hijack consumer-grade cameras, timed to missile and drone strikes. Israel, Russia, and Ukraine have also adopted this trick.
Prior to the strike, the Iranian supreme guide was killed and Israeli services reportedly monitored the regime's movements to Tehran for months, an operation made possible by the hacking of the capital's network of traffic cameras.
From Ukraine to Iran, Hacking Security Cameras Is Now Part of War’s ‘Playbook’ - Cybernoz - Cybersecurity News
For decades, satellites, drones, and human spotters have all been part of war’s surveillance and reconnaissance tool kit. In an age of cheap, insecure, internet-connected consumer devices, however, militaries have gained another powerful set of eyes on the ground: every hackable security camera installed outside a home or on a city street, pointed at potential bombing targets. On Wednesday, Tel Aviv–based security firm Check Point released new r…
In conflicts around the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, militaries are hacking insecure civilian surveillance cameras to monitor enemy movements, plan airstrikes and assess damage after bombing, making them an unexpected but effective tactic of modern warfare.
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