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Hackers say they’ve gained access to surveillance cameras in Australian childcare centres, schools and aged care
A group of hackers claims to have breached a popular surveillance company and gained access to live feeds from thousands of cameras around the world, including Australian childcare centres, schools and aged care residential facilities.
Key points:
- Hackers gained access to 150,000 private surveillance cameras around the world
- They claim to have been able to access cameras used by more than 100 Australian organisations
- They said the hack was to raise awareness of the widespread use of surveillance cameras and facial recognition
The cameras, sold by Silicon Valley startup Verkada, have the capacity for facial recognition. This includes identifying particular people across multiple timepoints or filtering individuals by gender or colour of…
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