Kottmann didn’t immediately return requests for comment. It’s common for professional cybersecurity researchers to probe online systems for security flaws, though “hacktivists” often take that a step further by publicly exposing security risks or leaked materials to effect social change. Kottmann has previously attracted attention for leaking hacked material to expose security flaws, including from U.S. Kottmann, who uses they/them pronouns, said on the social media site Mastodon last week that the raid wasn’t specifically about the Verkada hack but was tied to an earlier FBI investigation. The company alerted law enforcement and its customers. Verkada later locked them out by disabling all internal administrator accounts that the hackers had accessed using valid credentials found online. They said the action was aimed at raising awareness about mass surveillance. Kottmann had identified as a member of a group of “hacktivists” who say they were able to view live camera feeds and peer into hospitals, schools, factories, jails and corporate offices for much of Monday and Tuesday last week after gaining access to the systems of California startup Verkada. The FBI said in a statement Friday it was “aware of the law enforcement activity conducted in Switzerland” but had no further comment.
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