So the cameras are basically a computer? So what OS do they use?
The camera records data on an internal drive, from where the officer or his supervisors can download it onto a computer via a USB cable.
The virus is sitting in the camera waiting to be downloaded via USB; much like a virus on a “contaminated” USB stick.
The way it works is, the body camera looks like a USB stick to the PC. When the camera is plugged in, Windows plug-and-play recognizes it and installs it no problem, it looks just like an external harddrive or memory stick. But as soon as you double-click to open it, the virus is installed on the PC.
If you think back this was how many viruses are propagated and why the DoD and other security-conscious places prohibit the use of portable memory devices. The camera is just another memory device that unfortunately carries the virus straight from the factory. Martel got’s some ‘splaining to do!