Location - Other: (21)
Chania (Greece)
October 2025

A camera was found in a car parked in front of a squat, pointed towards the entrance of the squat. It was located inside a stuffed toy installed on the car's dashboard. Shortly after the discovery of the camera a man arrived, got into the car and quickly drove away.

Sources: (el) facebook.com
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Greece
Last updated
October 28, 2025
Atlanta, Georgia (United States)
February 2025

Cameras were found in front of several homes, in unmarked boxes on utility poles. The boxes were attached about 9 meters off the ground.

Sources: (en) theguardian.com
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
United States
Last updated
October 4, 2025
Athens (Greece)
November 2024

A camera was found in a car parked in front of an apartment building, pointed towards the entrance of the building. It was located inside the car rearview mirror. It was connected to wires concealed with a small cloth. Twenty minutes after the discovery of the camera two people arrived, got into the car and quickly drove away.

The camera hole is circled in red
One of the people retrieving the car
Sources: (el) athens.indymedia.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Greece
Last updated
November 5, 2025
Barcelona (Spain)
December 2023

A camera was found in front of a house. It was located inside a black box, on the roof of a restaurant located in front of the house.

Sources: (es) barcelona.indymedia.org ; (fr) attaque.noblogs.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Spain
Last updated
January 1, 2024
Bavaria (Germany)
November 2022

A camera and a microphone were found on a bike. They were hidden under the bike seat, inside a container resembling a tool kit. The device consisted of a main unit connected to a camera, a microphone, a battery (Li-ion, 3.7 V, 60 Wh, 16.0 Ah), a modem (EM7565 Sierra Wireless), a SIM card, a GSM antenna and a 4G antenna (Antenova SR4L002). The camera pointed outwards through a very small hole and was directed at the entrance of the building under surveillance — it was impossible to identify it with the naked eye. A few minutes after the device was spotted and removed, the suspected spies came to retrieve the bike.

Sources: (de) web.archive.org / translations: (fr) sansnom.noblogs.org
Types
Audio, Video
Location
Other
Country
Germany
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Dijon (France)
October 2022

Two cameras were found in the streets. Each was in a box attached to an electric pole. They were able to film the entrances and surroundings of the buildings under surveillance. They were present — possibly on and off — since 2019. After the discovery of the first camera, the second one was removed, presumably by the State intelligence services.

Sources: (fr) dijoncter.info
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
France
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Athens (Greece)
June 2022

A camera was found in a car parked in front of an apartment building, pointed towards the entrance of the building. It was located inside the car rearview mirror. It was connected to wires concealed with a black cloth. Shortly after the discovery of the camera someone arrived, got into the car and drove away.

The camera is circled in red
The camera is circled in red
Sources: (el) athens.indymedia.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Greece
Last updated
November 5, 2025
Athens (Greece)
June 2022

A camera was found in a car parked in front of a house. It was located inside the car rearview mirror. It was connected to wires concealed with a scarf. A few minutes after the discovery of the camera, police offiers arrived and arrested the person who discovered it. The person was released after spending 10 minutes at the police station, during which the car disappeared.

The camera is circled in red
Sources: (el) athens.indymedia.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Greece
Last updated
November 5, 2025
Sevreau (France)
March 2022

A camera was found outside, pointed towards a house. It was barely emerging from the ground and was covered with brambles and grass. It was connected to a “Pepwave” router and to two cases containing lithium batteries labeled “Accuwatt”, hidden in a ditch, under a tarp and a camouflage net.

The batteries were marketed by the company Accuwatt, specialized in batteries for law enforcement and the military.

Sources: (fr) attaque.noblogs.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
France
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Thessaloniki (Greece)
November 2021

A camera was found in a car parked in front of an apartment building, pointed towards the entrance of the building. It was located under the headrest of the driver seat.

The camera is circled in red
The camera is circled in red
Sources: (el) athens.indymedia.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Greece
Last updated
October 28, 2025
County Tyrone, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
May 2021

Three surveillance cameras were found overlooking a restaurant. They were buried in a hill at a certain distance from the restaurant. They included a transmitter and a battery pack.

Sources: (en) irishnews.com
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
United Kingdom
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Derry, Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)
February 2021

A listening device was found outside. It was disguised as a rock. It contained two microphones.

Sources: (en) saoradh.irish
Type
Audio
Location
Other
Country
United Kingdom
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Moscow (Russia)
December 2020

A surveillance device was found inside the smartphone of the campaign manager of a Russian anti-corruption activist. It included a SIM card, a microphone, a GPS tracker, and a microcircuit to amplify the radio signal. Some of the phone components were modified to make room for the surveillance device. The device was installed when the owner of the phone was in custody and her phone confiscated. The device was probably installed by the FSB (“Federal security service”).

Sources: (en) meduza.io ; (en) slashgear.com ; (ru) youtube.com
Types
Audio, Location
Location
Other
Country
Russia
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Memphis, Tennessee (United States)
August 2020

A camera was found in front of a home, in a box installed on a power pole.

Sources: (en) web.archive.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
United States
Last updated
October 4, 2025
ZAD du carnet (France)
August 2020

Four cameras were found outside a large area where people lived. They were hidden near an access gate to the area, camouflaged in a fake tree log and fake stones. They filmed continuously and were connected, via buried cables, to large batteries and concealed modems. The mention “Allwan” was visible on a label on a camera. The cameras were found on August 31, and appeared to have been installed right before a event organized in the area on August 29 and 30.

The mention “Allwan”, visible on a label on a camera, suggests that the cameras were supplied by the French company Allwan Security.

1: first camera group; 2: portal; 3: second camera group.
Sources: (fr) earsandeyes.noblogs.org / translations: (en) earsandeyes.noblogs.org
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
France
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Athens (Greece)
December 2019

A camera was found in an air condition box. It was pointed towards a spot which was used as a starting point for actions in the area.

Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Greece
Last updated
November 5, 2025
Cuneo (Italy)
June 2019

A surveillance device capable of recording images and sound was found during a gathering in front of a jail. It was located behind a few stones, in a wall along a path, wrapped in a black garbage bag. It was not the first time that a gathering took place there. The device contained a battery, a SD card, a microphone, and a camera hidden behind a rock in which a hole had been made. It seemed that the device couldn't send the recorded data, which was stored on the SD card. An analysis of the content of the SD card showed that the device was activated on June 3 and was installed on the afternoon of June 7, the day before the gathering.

The pictures of the device show that the device included a digital video recorder of model “DK-PV500E”, marketed by the Italian company DSE (Digital Surveillance Equipment). This suggests that the device was supplied by the Italian company DSE.

Sources: (it) macerie.org / translations: (en) earsandeyes.noblogs.org ; (fr) attaque.noblogs.org
Types
Audio, Video
Location
Other
Country
Italy
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Sarthe (France)
September 2018

Three outdoor surveillance cameras were found outside, close to the venue of an event. They were located along a 250m pathway leading to the venue. Among them, two cameras of model “BOLYGUARD MG983G” were found laying in the grass and in a bush, 80 centimeters above ground and were covered by a kind of camouflage hairnet. The third camera, of model “RECONYX HYPERFIRE SM750”, was found on a tree trunk, 1m20 above ground and had a khaki color.

The contents of the SD cards revealed that:

- The cameras were installed on the day they were found, very early in the morning (between 3h30 and 4h)
- They were capable of night vision. Two of them were configured to take pictures and the third one to record video and sound.
- Their positioning allowed them to take pictures of the front and back license plates of cars driving on the pathway, and of people walking on the pathway.
- One of the cameras was useless because of leaves in its field of vision.

The cameras were marketed by the companies RECONYX and Boly.

Extra files:

- BOLYGUARD-MG983G-en.pdf: user manual of the "BOLYGUARD MG983G" camera (in English).
- BOLYGUARD-MG983G-fr.pdf: user manual of the "BOLYGUARD MG983G" camera (in French).
- RECONYX-HYPERFIRE-en.pdf: user manual of the "RECONYX HYPERFIRE" camera (in English).

One of the two cameras of model "BOLYGUARD MG983G"
Sources: (fr) earsandeyes.noblogs.org / translations: (en) earsandeyes.noblogs.org ; (it) earsandeyes.noblogs.org
Types
Audio, Video
Location
Other
Country
France
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Unknown country
March 2018

A surveillance device was found inside the desktop phone of a journalist seemingly targeted for their support to the news organization Wikileaks. The phone, a “Cryptophone” based on the “Snom 870” desktop phone, enabled encrypted voice communications with other Cryptophones. The surveillance device included a battery pack and a shielded module with several electronic components. It was able to record what was said on the phone and could be triggered remotely through radio frequencies to send the recorded data. Components of the phone were modified to install the surveillance device. The device was probably installed by the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).

Modified version of the phone's largest circuit board (with surveillance device). The battery pack (in blue) and the shielded module (in light brown) are part of the surveillance device.
Modified version of the phone's largest circuit board, with the cover of the shielded module removed.
On the left: modified version of the phone's largest circuit board (with surveillance device) without the battery pack. On the right: unmodified version.
The phone's smallest circuit board, with added wiring to allow recording of audio by the surveillance device on the other circuit board.
Sources: (en) media.ccc.de ; (en) web.archive.org
Type
Other
Location
Other
Country
Unknown country
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Genoa (Italy)
June 2014

Three microphones with cameras were found in the alleys around a building. The devices were pointed at the different entries of the building.

The pictures of the devices show that the cameras were marketed by the Italian company Elkron (which became a subsidiary of the Italian company Urmet in 2012). This suggests that the cameras were supplied by the italian company Elkron.

Sources: (it) contropiano.org / translations: (es) es-contrainfo.espiv.net
Types
Audio, Video
Location
Other
Country
Italy
Last updated
March 25, 2023
Turin (Italy)
February 2014

Two cameras were found in front of a building. They were hidden in a fake electric box of the Italian electricity supplier Enel, attached on the first floor of a building.

The logo of the Italian company Gruppo TRS, which was bought in 2012 by the Italian company Atet, is visible on the pictures of the cameras. This suggests that the cameras were supplied by the Italian company Atet.

The box were the cameras were found
Type
Video
Location
Other
Country
Italy
Last updated
March 25, 2023