Overview
- Access logs show intrusions from January to early December 2024, with police making key arrests in February 2025.
- Investigators estimate at least 50,000 clips were siphoned over nine months from hospitals, schools, workplaces, cinema halls, factories, and private homes.
- Teaser videos on YouTube channels such as Megha Mbbs and cp monda funneled buyers to Telegram groups where clips sold for ₹700 to ₹4,000.
- An Ahmedabad cybercrime officer said many systems still used factory-set passwords like “admin123,” and attackers relied on brute-force tools and legitimate remote-viewing apps.
- Police named Parit Dhameliya as the lead hacker and arrested Rohit Sisodiya for accessing cameras; CNBCTV18 reports additional suspects, VPN routing through foreign cities, and charges under BNS and the IT Act.