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Security cameras are being hacked and used in wars

Combatants are hacking ordinary doorstep cameras to track and surveil enemies, often using unchanged factory default passwords; manufacturers and owners alike dodge blame.

On air: Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger on Weekend Edition
Published 7:42 AM ET, Sunday, October 11, 2026

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First reported by WSJ: “The Cameras Designed to Keep Us Safe Are Now Being Used in War”, with reporting from WSJ.
Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 11, 2026, at 7:42 AM ET on Weekend Edition, by Gloria Vance and Hank Ledger.
Topics: US.

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Gloria Vance · World News AnchorIn Riyadh today, Saudi Arabia closed the capital's international airport after a Houthi attack. Officials there have not said when it will reopen.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorAnd the Wall Street Journal reports that ordinary security cameras are now being hacked and used in conflicts around the world.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorCameras. The ones on my neighbour's garage?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorDevices built to watch a doorstep. Combatants are using them to track, surveil and attack the enemy. Many of them are highly vulnerable.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVulnerable how? Is there a password?
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorOften the factory one. The manufacturer's choice, and the owner's, and nobody's responsibility when it goes wrong.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo my password is a problem. It's the name of a bean.

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