Israeli officials have warned citizens to disconnect internet-connected security cameras due to concerns that Iran may be exploiting them to gather real-time intelligence and adjust missile targeting. Iranian actors have attempted to access private surveillance systems to evaluate the impact of their strikes. Surveillance cameras have become an attractive espionage tool in modern warfare, used to monitor troop movements, air defense positions, and critical infrastructure. This highlights the vulnerabilities in internet-connected cameras, which can be exploited by hackers.
Source: https://therecord.media/iran-espionage-israeli-security-cameras-missile-attacks
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"id": "isr1051062525",
"linkid": "israelimod",
"type": "Cyber Attack",
"date": "6/2025",
"severity": "100",
"impact": "",
"explanation": "Attack that could bring to a war: Hackers penetrats the computer network, Attack on specific ministery (defenseā¦), Attack on vital service like energy, Attack on satellite, Attack on Internet provider"
{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Security and Surveillance',
'location': 'Israel',
'name': 'Israeli citizens and government',
'type': 'Government and Private'}],
'attack_vector': 'Exploitation of Internet-Connected Cameras',
'data_breach': {'data_exfiltration': ['Streaming sensitive footage online'],
'sensitivity_of_data': 'High',
'type_of_data_compromised': ['Real-time intelligence',
'Missile targeting data']},
'description': 'Israeli officials have warned citizens to disconnect '
'internet-connected security cameras due to concerns that Iran '
'may be exploiting them to gather real-time intelligence and '
'adjust missile targeting. Iranian actors have been attempting '
'to access private surveillance systems to evaluate the impact '
'of their strikes.',
'impact': {'data_compromised': ['Real-time intelligence',
'Missile targeting data'],
'systems_affected': ['Internet-connected security cameras']},
'initial_access_broker': {'entry_point': 'Internet-connected security cameras',
'high_value_targets': ['Troop movements',
'Air defense positions',
'Critical infrastructure'],
'reconnaissance_period': 'Past two or three days'},
'motivation': 'Gathering real-time intelligence and adjusting missile '
'targeting',
'post_incident_analysis': {'root_causes': ['Unpatched vulnerabilities in '
'internet-connected cameras']},
'references': [{'source': 'Bloomberg'}],
'response': {'communication_strategy': ['Public warnings and advisories'],
'containment_measures': ['Disconnecting internet-connected '
'cameras']},
'stakeholder_advisories': ['Public warnings to disconnect cameras'],
'threat_actor': 'Iranian actors',
'title': 'Iranian Exploitation of Israeli Internet-Connected Security Cameras',
'type': 'Espionage',
'vulnerability_exploited': ['Unpatched bugs in internet-connected cameras']}