Hundreds of Iranian hacking attempts have hit surveillance cameras since the missile strikes
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Iranian hackers have launched hundreds of attacks exploiting bugs in Hikvision and Dahua IP cameras across Israel and other Middle Eastern countries since the war began, using digital reconnaissance to prepare for physical strikes.
Source: The Register
Multiple Iranian hacking crews have been targeting internet-connected surveillance cameras across Israel and other Middle Eastern countries since the war started Feb. 28, according to Check Point security researchers. The Tel Aviv-based security shop has tracked "hundreds" of attempts to exploit a handful of bugs in IP cameras made by two manufacturers, Hikvision and Dahua, according to Sergey Shykevich, threat intelligence group manager at Check Point Research. The countries targeted in these digital intrusion attempts - Israel, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, Cyprus, and Lebanon - are the same ones that have seen significant missile activity linked to Iran. Iran traditionally uses digital reconnaissance - including compromised cameras - to prepare for physical attacks. Full Story