Of the river cameras installed by the Kinki Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism in various locations to monitor river conditions, it was found that about 260 were suspected of being illegally accessed from the outside, and operation was suspended. I'm here.
As of now, there is no prospect of recovery.
The Kinki Regional Development Bureau has installed about 800 river cameras in two prefectures and four prefectures in the Kinki region, Fukui Prefecture, and part of Mie Prefecture. ] and other videos and images are released.
According to the Kinki Regional Development Bureau, 261 cameras of a type called "simple type" are suspected of being illegally accessed, and still images are sent at intervals of 10 to 15 minutes using a general Internet line. doing.
In January this year, the line operator contacted me that ``the communication volume is different from usual,'' and when I checked it, it was said that there was a record of an attempt to access from the outside.
For this reason, the operation of these cameras is currently suspended, and the site of "River Disaster Prevention Information" says "Currently being adjusted".
On the other hand, the remaining 500 river cameras are using dedicated lines, so they are not affected.
Although there is no prospect of restoration at this time, the Kinki Regional Development Bureau wants to strengthen security measures and aim to restart as soon as possible.
Problems in other regions
In response to suspicion of unauthorized access to river cameras in the Kinki region, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism investigated, and as of the 3rd, problems were found in a total of about 70 cameras in the Chugoku, Shikoku, and Chubu regions.
Similarly, it seems that it was accessed from the outside.
Both are the same simple river cameras as in the Kinki region, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has suspended the operation of cameras that have found defects.
Approximately 5,000 river cameras of the same type are installed nationwide, and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism is investigating the impact on other areas and the cause of the problem.