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Foreign hackers hijacked most DC police security cameras before inauguration

By Steven Nelson
Published December 28, 2017 8:47pm ET
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Foreign hackers hijacked most DC police security cameras before inauguration
It's unclear what hackers did with the cameras, but the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Columbia said a probe "revealed no evidence that any person's physical security was threatened or harmed due to the disruption of the MPD surveillance cameras." (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) | J. Scott Applewhite

Romanian hackers allegedly took control of about two-thirds of the D.C. police department’s outdoor security cameras during a four-day period the week before President Trump’s inauguration.

The city’s Metropolitan Police Department informed the Secret Service on Jan. 12 about an issue using a remote desktop application, leading to discovery of a large infection affecting computers connected to the cameras.

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