Private video footage leaked from a Seoul plastic surgery hospital was recently circulated online, with some victims being celebrities.
The footage was reportedly from the well-known hospital’s surveillance cameras, all made by Hikvision—a Chinese state-owned video surveillance equipment manufacturer.
From Feb. 24 to 28, at least 31 videos leaked from the hospital and spread widely online. The footage was of patients’ activities in hospital rooms, including dressing rooms, with scenes of women undressing and changing clothes.
South Korean police said on March 7 they are investigating the leak, which has sparked security concerns among South Koreans.
In a March 8 report, South Korean TV media outlet KBS questioned if the hospital’s Hikvision surveillance cameras were the source of the leak….