Board encourages check of surveillance cameras after Russian hacker attacks

Council urges check of surveillance cameras after Russian hacker attacks

The council's recommendation comes after several cases where pro-Russian hacker groups claim to have shared video from Danish cameras.

Citizens are encouraged to review the security of their surveillance cameras. (Photo: © Ida Marie Odgaard, Ritzau Scanpix) 47 minutes ago

The Board of Social Security is issuing an appeal today to those who own a surveillance camera.

The appeal consists of asking businesses, authorities, and citizens to review and strengthen the security of their cameras.

This is after there have been reports in the press of cases where pro-Russian hacker groups claim to have shared material from Danish surveillance cameras. The media TjekDet located ( https://www.tjekdet.dk/faktatjek/danske-vaertshusgaester-blev-overvaaget-af-russiske-hackere ) among other things material that allegedly came from a restaurant in Helsingør.

- The pro-Russian hacker groups want to attract attention and create chaos. We should not make it easy for them.

- We therefore recommend that authorities, businesses, and citizens familiarize themselves with our guidelines and review and strengthen the security of their surveillance equipment, Christine Engel Christensen, deputy director of the Board of Social Security, said in a press release ( https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/14746476/opfordring-husk-sikkerheden-pa-overvagningskameraer?publisherId=13562509&lang=da ).

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Cyber attacks create chaos

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In 'The Cyber Threat to Denmark' ( https://samsik.dk/publikationer/cybertruslen/ ) from the fall it is also stated that the pro-Russian hacker attacks have the intention to create "public attention about their agenda as well as to create chaos and uncertainty in the population". The groups are seeking "coverage in Western media".

- Cyber attacks are a central tool in the hybrid toolbox, and different types of cyber attacks can undermine the cohesion of society, it sounds in the threat assessment.

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Follow the advice

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According to the Board of Social Security, it is primarily systems with a low protection level, and which can be accessed via the internet, that are exposed to possible hacking.

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Three advice

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* Change the access code and user name on the device

* Update the device and check for example, if automatic updating can be turned on

* Turn off functions and devices that are not used

However, as a citizen, there is according to the council a lot that can be done to prevent hackers from gaining access.

One can among other things - as a private person or owner of a small or medium-sized business - put oneself in a better position by following the council's advice. This is done either on the website sikkerdigital.dk ( http://sikkerdigital.dk ) or by contacting the council's cyber hotline for digital security ( https://www.sikkerdigital.dk/cyberhotline ).

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