circuscritic@lemmy.ca
on 21 Aug 2024 21:37
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That might be an unintended benefit, but no, the rationale is pretty sound.
Basically Ukraine identified the local IP ranges and mass scanned them for open webcams for intelligence gathering and scouting purposes.
It’s pretty ingenious and I am left wondering if this is the first time this tactic has been deployed at scale during a conventional war.
Regardless, I expect this is one of those things that we will see moving forward in any future conventional wars, including governments requesting their civilians turn off their IP cameras, or otherwise forcing them to.
prettybunnys@sh.itjust.works
on 21 Aug 2024 21:58
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A modern equivalent of turning your lights off
Manifish_Destiny@lemmy.world
on 21 Aug 2024 22:03
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No. This happens whenever a modern invading force moves into a modern town now.
circuscritic@lemmy.ca
on 21 Aug 2024 22:44
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I know it’s been done on the unit or tactical level, but I wasn’t aware of another example of this level of it being operationalized at this scale before
If you have an example to reference, would you mind sharing? Not being sarcastic, I’d be interested in reading up more on how that is dealt with at scale.
ayyy@sh.itjust.works
on 21 Aug 2024 23:28
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Anyways, the PBPTRPB brand cameras I bout on Amazon from China were very affordable. I wonder why…
Quill7513@slrpnk.net
on 21 Aug 2024 18:19
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“No other reason”
cm0002@lemmy.world
on 21 Aug 2024 20:08
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Someone somewhere in Russia: Runs out to buy 20 more cameras for multiple angles
Cryan24@lemmy.world
on 22 Aug 2024 06:50
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Is this the Russian version of don’t look up?
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
on 22 Aug 2024 13:36
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Never thought I'd read "turn of your phones, the Ukrainians are coming". Quite the panicked reaction.
Can’t have evidence of Ukranians success…
That might be an unintended benefit, but no, the rationale is pretty sound.
Basically Ukraine identified the local IP ranges and mass scanned them for open webcams for intelligence gathering and scouting purposes.
It’s pretty ingenious and I am left wondering if this is the first time this tactic has been deployed at scale during a conventional war.
Regardless, I expect this is one of those things that we will see moving forward in any future conventional wars, including governments requesting their civilians turn off their IP cameras, or otherwise forcing them to.
A modern equivalent of turning your lights off
No. This happens whenever a modern invading force moves into a modern town now.
I know it’s been done on the unit or tactical level, but I wasn’t aware of another example of this level of it being operationalized at this scale before
If you have an example to reference, would you mind sharing? Not being sarcastic, I’d be interested in reading up more on how that is dealt with at scale.
Anyways, the PBPTRPB brand cameras I bout on Amazon from China were very affordable. I wonder why…
“No other reason”
Someone somewhere in Russia: Runs out to buy 20 more cameras for multiple angles
Is this the Russian version of don’t look up?
“Turn off your surveillance systems!”
“Why would you think the Ukrainians can hack it?”
“Erm… no reason”