South Korea ministry to step up security checks after IP camera hacking risks found

South Korea's Ministry of Science and ICT is strengthening security for IP cameras and other internet-of-things (IoT) products.

The ministry said on Wednesday it will demand security improvements from manufacturers and distributors and pursue制度 improvements based on the results of the IP camera security inspection conducted with the Korea Internet & Security Agency (KISA) and the Korea Consumer Agency.

IoT products, including IP cameras, have spread rapidly to homes and industrial sites in recent years.

Following last year's inspection of robot vacuum cleaners, the ministry conducted a security inspection of IP cameras this year.

The results showed KISA found major security vulnerabilities in some IP camera products that could lead to privacy violations.