Iran-linked crews targeted hundreds of surveillance cameras across the Middle East
Mar 5th 2026
Researchers say multiple Iran-associated threat actors used commercial VPNs and virtual servers to scan for known Hikvision and Dahua vulnerabilities, a pattern that may foreshadow physical attacks; patches and network hardening are recommended.
- Check Point tracked hundreds of intrusion attempts since February 28 against Hikvision and Dahua cameras in Israel, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, Cyprus, and Lebanon.