Hackers hacked thousands of hospital and prison surveillance cameras because it's "fun"

Among the companies whose camera footage was obtained by hackers is automaker Tesla Inc.and software vendor

In addition, the hackers viewed videos from women's clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and Verkada's own offices.Some cameras, including those in hospitals, use facial recognition technology to identify and categorize people captured in video footage.The hackers claim that they also have access to the full video archive of all Verkada customers.

In a video seen by Bloomberg, a Verkada camera at Florida's Halifax Health Hospital captured eight hospital staff members grabbing the man and pinning him to the bed.

Another video, filmed at Tesla's warehouse in Shanghai, showsHackers claimed to have gained access to 222 cameras in Tesla's factories and warehouses.

Tesla object via Verkada camera. Tilly Kottmann

According to Tilly Kottmann, one of the hackers who claimed responsibility for the hack in San Mateo, StateThe goal of the attack is to demonstrate the ubiquity of video surveillance and the ease of hacking systems like Vercada.The hacker assures that the group previously hacked Intel Corp. and the automaker Nissan Motor Co.The reason for the hack is "great curiosity, the fight for freedom of information, anti-capitalism, a hint of anarchism.And besides, it's too much fun not to do."

Also, 330 security cameras in the Madison County Jail in Huntsville, Alabama became available to hackers.

Madison County Jail via Verkada Cell. Tilly Kottmann

“We have disabled all internal accountsadministrators to prevent any unauthorized access, a Verkada spokesman said in a statement. "Our internal security team and an external security company are investigating the scale and scope of this problem, and we have notified law enforcement."

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