Ukraine Blocked Hacked Webcams Used by Russian Special Services
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Ukraine’s SBU security service reported that it had successfully blocked the operation of webcams in Kyiv that had been hacked by Russian special services to spy on the activities of Ukrainian air defenses.
Russian agents exploited the two compromised webcams to monitor critical infrastructure and gather intelligence on the Ukrainian Armed Forces during the latest massive attacks on Kyiv.
One of the devices, situated on the balcony of an apartment building, served as an online surveillance tool for a local housing cooperative to monitor the surrounding area. Russian hackers gained unauthorized remote access to this camera, altering the viewing angle and connecting it to a live stream on YouTube.
The second camera, located within a residential complex for monitoring a parking lot, …
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