Hackers breached security company Verkada and accessed 150,000 cameras inside Tesla, hospitals, and jails
Tyler SonnemakerMar 10, 2021, 06:17 IST
Verkada makes enterprise security software and hardware.Verkada
Hackers breached
They gained access to 150,000 cameras inside places such as
Tesla, Cloudflare, hospitals, and jails.
Some cameras let the hackers access Verkada customers' separate corporate networks.
A
hacking collective claims to have breached security company Verkada, giving them access to live and archived footage from 150,000 security cameras inside Verkada customers' facilities as well as its own offices, Bloomberg reported Tuesday.
According to Vice News, around 24,000 unique organizations use Verkada's software, including private residences, malls, restaurants, nonprofits, and airports, revealing the extensive use of facial recognition and surveillance software.