Cybersecurity Policy Report, IP Camera Operators Get Security Warnings in South Korea, (Jul 14, 2025)

By Tony Foley

The South Korean Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) has issued warnings to 175 Internet protocol (IP) camera operators regarding concerns about personal information infringement.

The warnings, outlined in a news release, were issued after the PIPC’s receipt of a public interest report in May that revealed security vulnerabilities in network-type IP cameras operated for control purposes in multi-use facilities like apartments, commercial buildings, parks, and roads. A subsequent investigation by the PIPC showed that the 175 operators who received warnings had set the IP addresses of their network video recorders to “public” to allow external access and set administrator account IDs and passwords to simple, easily guessed formats, allowing unauthorized persons to access the IP network and observe video information.

To resolve the personal information infringement concerns, the PIPC asked the IP camera operators to immediately improve their security. The news release said that all 175 operators completed security measures like making their IP addresses private and changing their passwords. Given this swift remedial action, PIPC decided to limit its actions to the warnings issued, noting that it would continue to provide guidance to operators so that they could safely handle video information.

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