[HN Gopher] South Korea police say 120k home cameras hacked for ...
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       South Korea police say 120k home cameras hacked for 'sexploitation'
       footage
        
       Author : _____k
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2025-12-02 13:16 UTC (9 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.bbc.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.bbc.com)
        
       | monkpit wrote:
       | sigh
        
       | jeffwask wrote:
       | Years and years ago, I used to poke around on shodan looking for
       | open NAS's for media and eventually stumbled on the open cameras.
       | It's wild what some folks have shared openly with everyone.
        
       | GuinansEyebrows wrote:
       | maybe this is a cheap comment but i truly cannot see the value in
       | a home video security system - the cost of which is probably
       | comparable to a decent home insurance policy with theft coverage.
       | i don't even want cameras in my home that i have full control
       | over, let alone internet-connected cameras that can be viewed by
       | third parties (authorized or not)... and i'm _boring_ at home.
       | anything i own of sentimental value has little to no monetary
       | value, and the latter category is all things that can be
       | replaced.
       | 
       | what value do these systems actually provide to anyone but the
       | manufacturers and those capable of exploiting them?
        
         | throwawaylaptop wrote:
         | I have two friends that installed them to basically deter their
         | wives from cheating at their house when they are away. You
         | could argue it's to 'catch' but obviously they aren't even
         | going to attempt it knowing the cameras are present.
        
         | lurking_swe wrote:
         | useful if:
         | 
         | - you are in a high crime area. footage can be useful to
         | police.
         | 
         | - you have a babysitter or nanny for a young child, and want to
         | deter unethical / wrongful behavior.
         | 
         | - you have a pet that you leave at home for parts of the day,
         | and want to keep an eye on them. to "check in" while on the go.
         | 
         | - you have an elderly family member and don't live nearby, and
         | want to be able to quickly see if they've fallen. for example
         | if they call you daily and suddenly aren't answering their
         | phone. Good peace of mind.
         | 
         | - pointing a camera at the stovetop can be useful to solve the
         | age old question "did i forget to turn the stove off?"
         | 
         | - pointing a camera out the window to see something fun. For
         | example birds, deer, squirrels, etc.
         | 
         | That's just what i could think of in 2 minutes. I'm sure there
         | are other use cases.
        
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