cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/50787365

Four people have been arrested in South Korea for allegedly hacking over 120,000 video cameras in homes and businesses and using the footage to make sexually exploitative materials for an overseas website.

Police announced the arrests on Sunday, saying the accused exploited the Internet Protocol (IP) cameras’ vulnerabilities, such as simple passwords.

A cheaper alternative to CCTV, IP cameras - otherwise known as home cameras - connect to a home internet network and are often installed for security or to monitor the safety of children and pets.

Locations of the hacked cameras reportedly included private homes, karaoke rooms, a Pilates studio and a gynaecologist’s clinic.

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    2 days ago

    Lots of people with the morality of a peeping tom but without the bravery to put themselves in physical danger.

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    2 days ago

    It’s not that I don’t believe it, but we should check the material first hand. Always check the facts, don’t just trust the media!!!

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      2 days ago

      Yes. Would somebody please find a torrent of the footage that was recorded? Specifically anything involving feet. I’m a…uh…forensic…podiatrist. Yeah.