Reminder: There's No Such Thing as a Hack-Free Home Camera

"That's the conclusion we'd like to believe any sane person would likely draw, reading this week's absurd report from South Korea, where four people were arrested after allegedly hacking an astounding 120,000 separate commercial home video cameras stationed in houses and businesses. As if that level of breach isn't inherently icky enough, several of the suspects then reportedly used the hacked material to make and then sell sexually explicit exploitation videos of strangers to foreign-based web networks that illegally distribute hacked, pornographic camera footage."

"Likewise incredible, in our opinion: The statement from South Korea's National Police Agency states that the four arrested suspects were all operating independently of one another, merely via similar means, which makes this story that much worse-the hacks were not the result of one talented person recruiting others, but numerous people all successfully circumventing camera security, suggesting that this did not exactly require WarGames-style computer genius to pull off."

"The BBC refers to the type of cameras hacked as Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, saying that police explained the suspects exploited "vulnerabilities such as simple passwords," in camera locales that included everything from pilates studios, to bedrooms and bathrooms, to karaoke bars or even a gynaecologist's office. The gaudy numbers involved particularly make this case stand out: One suspect is accused of hacking 63,000 cameras and selling 545 sexually explicit videos, while another hacked more than 70,000 cam"

Four people in South Korea were arrested after allegedly hacking roughly 120,000 commercial home video IP cameras located in houses and businesses. Suspects reportedly exploited vulnerabilities such as simple passwords and targeted locations including pilates studios, bedrooms, bathrooms, karaoke bars, and a gynaecologist's office. Several suspects used hacked footage to create and sell sexually explicit exploitation videos to foreign-based web networks that distribute illegal, hacked camera pornography. South Korea's National Police Agency stated the suspects operated independently via similar methods, indicating the breaches did not require advanced hacking skills. One suspect is accused of hacking 63,000 cameras and selling 545 explicit videos; another hacked more than 70,000.

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