Default password, 50,000 clips: How cyber breach at Gujarat hospital uncovered pan-India CCTV hacking scandal

What began as a case of digital negligence at a Rajkot hospital turned into one of India’s most disturbing cybercrimes.

Hackers infiltrated the CCTV system of Payal Maternity Hospital using a default password – admin123 – and extracted hours of sensitive footage, later sold through global porn networks, reported The Times of India (TOI).

Stretched between January and December 2024, the breach led to the theft of at least 50,000 clips from facilities across the country.

Captured from hospitals, schools, factories, offices and even private homes, these…