Israel used hacked Iranian surveillance cameras to track and kill Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28
Israel hijacked Iran's street camera network to track down and kill Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on February 28. The operation demonstrated how surveillance systems built for domestic control can be turned against their operators by foreign adversaries. Iran had installed tens of thousands of cameras in Tehran following protests, but the system had been repeatedly compromised by hackers since 2021.
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“Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool”
“Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel used it to track targets, AP sources say”
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