Israel urges citizens to turn off home cameras as Iran hacks surveillance systems

Cutting corners: As tensions between Israel and Iran escalate, Israeli authorities are urging citizens to take an unusual but crucial step: turn off their home security cameras or change their passwords. The warning comes amid growing evidence that Iran is actively attempting to tap into private surveillance devices across Israel to gather intelligence for military operations.

In the aftermath of recent Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv, concerns about the vulnerability of internet-connected cameras have intensified. "We know that in the past two or three days, the Iranians have been trying to connect to cameras to understand what happened and where their missiles hit to improve their precision," Refael Franco, former deputy director general of the Israel National Cyber Directorate told Bloomberg.

Franco, who now leads the cybersecurity crisis firm Code Blue, spoke publicly to warn Israelis about the risks posed by unsecured home surveillance systems. The Israel National Cyber ...