Russian Intelligence Hacks IP Cameras to Spy on Military Logistics Across NATO States and Ukraine

At least one Russian intelligence service is systematically hijacking internet-connected security cameras across Europe and Ukraine, using the feeds to watch military transport routes, weapons shipments bound for Kyiv, and the locations of Ukrainian troops. That is the finding of a cybersecurity advisory published July 10 by the AIVD and MIVD, the Netherlands' civilian and military intelligence

According to Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD, Russian state-linked actors are systematically compromising poorly secured civilian IP and doorbell cameras across NATO countries and Ukraine to monitor military logistics routes and weapons transfers to Kyiv.[2][4][5] This campaign relies on exposed internet-connected devices—often with weak credentials or poor configuration—to build a distributed surveillance grid near ports, bases, and rail corridors.[2][3][7] From a RealGround perspective, this highlights how "ordinary" networked devices become part of the broader AI and security supply chain: any logistics, video analytics, or AI-assisted monitoring system that ingests these camera feeds can be silently poisoned or surveilled through upstream device compromise. Organizations should treat camera and IoT infrastructure, and any AI systems that consume their data, as critical supply-chain components requiring hardening, asset discovery, and governance aligned with AI Supply Chain & SBOM Advisory and broader readiness assessments.