Hospital Security Breach: How Default Password 'admin123' Led to Patient Privacy Violation and Pornographic Distribution

Nov 04, 2025 08:50 pm CST

An investigation reveals how poor cybersecurity practices at a Gujarat maternity hospital allowed hackers to access CCTV footage of gynecological examinations, which was subsequently uploaded to pornographic websites and sold on Telegram. The breach was part of a larger attack affecting 80 facilities across India, all using the default password "admin123" for their surveillance systems.