On 17 June 2007 was hacked Czech TV called CT2. ZTOHOVEN group hacked CT2 and broadcast
fake nuclear explosion in Czech republic. What happaned to CT2?
CT2 broadcast everyday programme "Panoramata" - they show views from a few locations
in Czech republic. They use extenral cameras instaled in nature. Hackers use one a camera
for they broadcasting - they had recorded the view of the camera day ago and add fake
nuclear explostion to the movie. Next day they reconnect wires on the external CT2's
camera and use they material for broadcast.
This is a awful social engineering atact - you can see what is possible if you do not
take care about your informations. Why was not checked external recorded materials before
brodcast?
Who is responsible?
CT2 has leased this cameras and programme from Sitour. Sitour provides all, but their
technic and material are not brodcast anywhere by theyself. CT2 is responsible (of course
in law too) what malerial broadcast. The council for TV broadcasting say same. Responsible
is CT and impend penalize for 10 mil. kč (450,000 dolars/338,000 euros).
The hackers
Czech police knows who hacked the TV, they caled self as ZTOHOVEN (it means "hundredShits" - with
little mistake). Czech law speak about 5mil. penalize or max 5 years in prison. ZTOHOVEN speech about they attac as art and that they showed
how media affect us.
Psychology
Very interest is the anket. About 3/4 consider attack as good joke. Only about 5% percent of people
think that attack can make panic. But this attack was very easy - it was only about time who will
do it. Their fake of nuclear explostion is not good - the explosion is small, no trees fell down..
We can be happy that they do this hack this way, if they use this "better" and combine it with
Czech alarm system...
There is video from programme "Panoramate" wih fake of nuclear explosion in Czech Republic.