The security establishment was aware for a year that an Iranian hacker group had seized control of dozens of Israeli security cameras, but did nothing to stop it, as the group published several videos from across Israel, including footage of an arms facility last year and of a terror attack in Jerusalem last month, a report said Monday evening
In a preview of a full investigative report set to be aired on Tuesday, the Kan public broadcaster said officials did not take action to secure the cameras, despite their knowledge of the activities of the group, known as Moses Staff. The report did not cite sources during Monday’s snippet.
The group published footage a year ago on its Telegram channel of the surroundings of Israel’s Rafael defense contractor factory in Haifa, as well as footage from cameras throughout Jerusalem and Tel Aviv.
The group also published footage last month of a terror bombing attack in Jerusalem which left two people dead, from a surveillance camera apparently used by a major Israeli security organization.
According to Kan, hackers were able to pan, tilt and zoom cameras while they controlled them for a lengthy period. It was unclear if the cameras had since been proofed against the hackers.
