Slovakia finds Russian backdoor in traffic speed cameras
Slovakia's national security service has identified a backdoor in Russian-made traffic cameras installed as part of an EU-funded project. The devices, which were rebranded to hide their origin, allowed for unauthorized remote access via SMS and contained multiple critical security vulnerabilities.
Why it matters
This incident underscores the significant national security risks associated with supply chain vulnerabilities and the use of foreign-made hardware in critical infrastructure.
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Slovakia's national security service NBU has issued a security alert against the use of NERO R-ONE high-speed traffic cameras.
The agency says the cameras contain a backdoor mechanism that grants shell and network access to the devices via an SMS message received from a list of hardcoded Russian phone numbers.
The NBU started an investigation into the devices after the country's opposition accused the government of buying the cameras from Russia and after multiple reports in Slovak media that linked the purchase to a Cyprus shell company with fake certifications.
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