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Four people were arrested over the hacking of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea.

Four people were arrested over the hacking of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea.

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John Yoon

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South Koreans have long been wary of hidden cameras in public toilets, subway stations and motel rooms. That fear has increasingly extended to the cameras in their own homes.

Four people were arrested over the hacking of 120,000 home security cameras in South Korea, whose footage was used to make sexually exploitative material, the National Police Agency said on Dec 1.

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