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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Adam Juniper

There are 40,000 easily hacked security cameras out there – are they helping Iran and Israel wage war?

An excavator removes debris from a residential building that was destroyed in today's attack by Israel in Tehran, on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Early this morning, Iran was hit by a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting military and nuclear sites, as well as top military officials. Majid Saeedi/Getty Images.

Internet-connected security cameras – including everything from generic home security cameras to government-run traffic monitoring cameras – are becoming a serious weapon in live conflicts like that between Israel and Iran.

The issue is that hackers working for one side can use the cameras in the opposing country to gather military intelligence, either to plan an attack or to assess the effectiveness of one.

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