Russia Hacked Residential Cameras in Ukraine to Spy on Air Defense, Critical Infrastructure
Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2024 12:06 pm
The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) announced this week that it has taken down two residential surveillance cameras that were hacked by Russia and abused to spy on air defense systems and critical infrastructure in Kyiv.
One of the cameras was located in a balcony and was used by its owner for monitoring the surrounding area of an apartment building. Russian threat actors remotely took control of the device and configured it to stream the captured video to YouTube.
The second camera was set up by its owner to monitor the car park of a residential complex. Hackers took control of the camera, which gave them visual information on the surrounding area.
According to the SSU, the information from these webcams, which exposed air defense systems and critical infrastructure facilities, was leveraged by Russia to aid its January 2 missile attack on Kyiv.
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Russia Hacked Residential Cameras in Ukraine to Spy on Air Defense, Critical Infrastructure
One of the cameras was located in a balcony and was used by its owner for monitoring the surrounding area of an apartment building. Russian threat actors remotely took control of the device and configured it to stream the captured video to YouTube.
The second camera was set up by its owner to monitor the car park of a residential complex. Hackers took control of the camera, which gave them visual information on the surrounding area.
According to the SSU, the information from these webcams, which exposed air defense systems and critical infrastructure facilities, was leveraged by Russia to aid its January 2 missile attack on Kyiv.
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Russia Hacked Residential Cameras in Ukraine to Spy on Air Defense, Critical Infrastructure