Edit: Only 2 of these were actually installed.
…these cameras contain a hardcoded list of Russian phone numbers, which can be used to open a backdoor. An SMS from one of these numbers can open shell and network access.
…the web management portal can be accessed, exposing live streams, by anyone with the camera IP.
Reports also suggest that pressure from the opposition political party in Slovakia led to the NBU investigations. The current government of the country, led by populist Robert Fico, initially denied reports that the cameras were of Russian origin and rebuffed any security concerns. Fico has what some would describe as a pro-Russia tilt, but you can read more about that elsewhere, if you are interested.
Curiously, the entire mainstream political range in America specializes in blaming all the ills of America on foreigners in some way or another: either it’s the Libs claiming the problems are due to “foreign interference” or the Fascists claiming it’s due to “immigrants”.
In a country the size and wealth of America which can’t really be bullied by a greater, richer and more militarily powerful nation, it’s quite the stretch to basically claim that foreigners are the ones choosing how things are done, rather than the local power and money elites.
Yet, millions of morons incapable of even the simplest analysis when it comes to politics believe that shit (and I don’t mean just on the MAGA side).