Four arrested over South Korea webcam h@cking for s3xu@l exploitation.

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Police in South Korea have reported that more than 120,000 video cameras installed in homes and businesses were h@cked. The stolen footage was turned into s3xu@lly exploitative material and uploaded to a website based overseas.

Four suspects have been arrested in connection with the crime. Detectives believe the h@ckers exploited the weak security of Internet Protocol (IP) cameras, often using simple or factory-set passwords to access private feeds. IP cameras are widely used as a cheaper alternative to traditional CCTV for monitoring properties, children, pets, and small shops.

Authorities revealed that the h@cked locations included highly sensitive places such as private houses, karaoke bars, a pilates studio, and even a gynaecologist’s surgery.

Park Woo-hyun, a senior cyber investigations official, said, “IP camera h@cking and illegal filming inflict immense suffering on victims and are therefore serious offences. We will eradicate them through vigorous investigations. Viewing and possessing illegally filmed videos are also serious crimes, so we will actively investigate them.”

Police are now cooperating with international agencies to find and permanently close down the foreign website currently hosting the illegal footage.

Victims at 58 confirmed addresses have already been contacted or visited. Authorities have given them advice on securing their devices, including changing passwords, and are helping to remove and block the illegally shared content.

Investigators are concerned that many more victims may still not know their cameras were compromised.

The National Police Agency urged the public to stay alert: “It is crucial and effective for individual users who have installed IP cameras in homes or business premises to remain vigilant and immediately and regularly change their access passwords.”