Security News > 2021 > April > Chinese Hackers Selling Intimate Stolen Camera Footage
Stolen videos captured by tens of thousands of security cameras at private properties throughout China are now for sale across social media, marketed as sex tapes.
The stolen security video clips are packaged together and sold as "Home video packages" the Post reported.
Real-time access to live camera streams is also available for "Set meal" price tags; camera ID numbers and passwords for 10 different households cost $11; 10 hotels and 10 household camera credentials are $23; and for $39, the hackers will give buyers access to 20 hotels and 20 households.
A lawyer with the Shanghai Hiways Law Firm, Zhang Tao, said selling the videos is illegal and the sellers are criminally liable under Chinese law.
Lax Video Security in U.S. Stealing private security-camera footage isn't limited to China.
Video feeds potentially contain a treasure trove of sensitive - and intimate - data.
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https://threatpost.com/chinese-hackers-intimate-camera-footage/165281/
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