The Security Service of Ukraine checked, changed the viewing angle, or blocked the operation of 40,000 video cameras that could potentially be used by Russia for espionage and adjusting strikes on certain objects.
The Security Service of Ukraine checked, changed the viewing angle, or blocked the operation of 40,000 video cameras that could potentially be used by Russia for espionage and adjusting strikes on certain objects.
This was reported by The Wall Street Journal in its major investigation into the use of street cameras for espionage in various countries.
The publication recalled that in January 2024, the SBU announced that Russian special services had hacked two cameras in residential buildings in Kyiv, which helped them monitor the consequences of the strikes.
At the time, the SBU stated that since the Russian invasion in February 2022, the service had blocked or checked about 10,000 cameras, so as of now the number of such cameras has increased by as much as four times.
The publication analyzed that there are approximately 1.2 billion cameras connected to the Internet worldwide, creating a vast network of potential intelligence-gathering devices. Many of them are not sufficiently protected, making them attractive targets for cyberattacks.
Hacked civilian security cameras have become tools of espionage across the planet from Tehran to Kiev, and Dutch intelligence warned this summer that Russia was systematically gaining access to such information channels across Europe.
As dev.ua reported, cybersecurity researchers from GreyNoise have recorded a surge in hacker attacks on Hikvision surveillance cameras in Ukraine.
