Ahmedabad: A careless mistake at Payal Maternity Hospital in Rajkot has led to one of India’s most shocking privacy scandals after hackers broke into the hospital’s CCTV system and leaked footage from the gynaecology ward showing women being examined by doctors. The videos were later uploaded to an international porn site for profit.

The hackers accessed the CCTV system using its default password “admin123.” Just one simple password was enough to unlock the entire system and steal private footage, exposing how weak digital security can lead to massive privacy breaches across hospitals.

According to police, the hospital’s unprotected CCTV system became the hackers’ entry point, allowing them to earn huge profits. From January to December 2024, the hackers gained access to CCTV systems

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