They have also contacted law enforcement. In the light of the information regarding the camera system comprising, a Verkada spokesperson said that “We have disabled all internal administrator accounts to prevent any unauthorized access.” The company also mentioned that both the company’s internal security team as well as external security agency have started investigating this matter. The information was of an administrator account and after Bloomberg contacted Verkada regarding this, the hackers lost all video footage of both live and archive data. Kottmann also mentioned that “Obtaining this degree of access to the camera didn’t require any additional hacking, as it was a built-in feature.” (Bloomberg)Ī group of hackers got into the network of Verkada’s camera system as they found an exposed user name and password information on the internet. ![]() In doing so, this will further help them to hack into the broader Verkada network and use the cameras as a platform to launch similar hacks in the future. This means that they can now execute their own codes in each and every camera. ![]() Kottmann also mentioned that it is too much fun not to do it.Īpart from taking credit for accessing all camera footage, Kottmann also mentioned that they have found the root access on the cameras. Tillie said some of the major reasons why this chain of hacking surveillance footage has been carried out by the group is mostly out of curiosity and constant fighting for the freedom of information and against intellectual property. Tillie has also previously admitted the hacking into Intel and Nissan Motor. Tillie Kottmann is one of the hackers who has claimed the responsibility for the hacking incident. The hacking into the Verkada’s camera system was done by International hackers who wanted to show the world the pervasiveness and ease at which this system can be infiltrated. The hackers were not only able to access live footage but also archived videos (including audio in some cases) in high-resolution quality. There is not a single place that was spared by the hackers, as they also accessed 330 security cameras inside Madison County Jail, Alabama. The hackers also got into the camera security system of Sandy Hook Elementary School, Newtown, Connecticut. A police officer was questioning a man in the video. There was another video from the surveillance footage witnessed by Bloomberg showed a police station in Massachusetts. Since the hackers claim to have full footage of Verkada’s every customer, the intended damages cannot be fathomed if it is true. The cameras that were hacked also use facial recognition systems to identify people from the live footage. ![]() But, this is not it as they also broke into the camera systems of women’s health clinics and also hacked the camera system of Verkada’s office. The hackers have also exposed a few footages of companies including Tesla and Cloudflare Inc (San Francisco, Austin, London, and New York offices). These cameras are set up inside hospitals, police departments, schools, prisons, etc. The hackers have said that they were able to collect a massive amount of security camera data and have also gained access to live feeds of a hundred thousand cameras. Verkada Inc is a Silicon Valley startup and the company’s camera security system is used widely from companies to hospitals around the world. Another massive hacking incident shook the world as a group of hackers successfully compromised the security camera systems of Verkada Inc.
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