Hackers expose 150,000 live security camera feeds in Tesla factories, hospitals, jails, and more

By Nihal Krishan

Published March 10, 2021 6:46pm ET

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Hackers expose 150,000 live security camera feeds in Tesla factories, hospitals, jails, and more — A surveillance camera, right, and a transmitter, left, are seen near the top of a traffic light pole in Newark, N.J. | (AP Photo/Mike Derer)

A Silicon Valley security startup reportedly was hacked on Tuesday, exposing the live feeds of 150,000 surveillance cameras inside hospitals, schools, companies, police stations, jails, and Tesla factories.

Some of the security footage from inside in hospitals and women’s health clinics use facial-recognition technology to identify and categorize individuals captured in the footage, Bloomberg reported.

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