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A man in his 20s was arrested for hacking into an Internet Protocol (IP) camera installed in a private home, illegally filming, and attempting to sell the footage. Photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Yoon Seul-gi] A man in his 20s was arrested for hacking internet protocol (IP) cameras installed in private homes, illegally filming inside the houses, and attempting to sell the footage.

The Gyeonggi Nambu Police Agency announced on the 8th that they had arrested a man in his 20s, identified as Mr. A, on charges of violating the Information and Communications Network Act and sent him to the prosecution.

Mr. A is accused of using hacking programs from May last year to February this year to unlawfully access IP cameras installed in seven households and illegally film the victims nine times. IP cameras are connected to the internet and allow remote viewing of footage. When installed at home, they enable viewing inside the house from outside.

Mr. A was caught by the police while attempting to sell the illegally filmed videos through social networking services (SNS).

Investigations revealed that at the time of his arrest, Mr. A possessed about 300 other illegal videos in addition to those he had filmed himself.

A police official advised that to prevent hacking damage, users should change the initial administrator account (ID) when installing IP cameras and regularly update the password.