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A Korean cybersecurity expert has been sentenced to prison for illegally accessing and distributing private videos from vulnerable "wallpad" cameras in 400,000 private households.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Whenever people ask why I physically block any camera in my house when I'm not using it, this kind of thing is why

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

I don't, but maybe I trust my Linux systems too much. That said, I unplug my desktop webcam when I'm not using it.