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Hackers Were Caught Streaming UAE CCTV Feeds To Websites
The UAE Cybercrime Department has cracked down after discovering hackers were streaming CCTV feeds from inside houses and company buildings to websites outside the UAE.
Investigations revealed the technicians who had installed the CCTV had not provided the appropriate safety systems.
The homeowners had not placed strong enough security passwords and access onto the accounts, enabling hackers to access the cameras.
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Major-General Khalil Ebrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant to the Dubai Police Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs
The sites have now been blocked
The Criminal Investigation Department at Dubai Police contacted the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority to block the sites.
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