SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Two teenage students who studied abroad in China were caught after they were involved in a voice phishing crime in which they attempted to steal money from the elderly. According to law enforcement officials, Koo (aged 19) and his friend broke into an elderly woman’s house and stole 17,460,000 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Thursday it will help drastically increase security cameras in the Philippines as part of its latest efforts to prevent crimes against South Koreans. The new security cameras will be set up in a Korean neighborhood in Manila and in areas where South Koreans run businesses, according [...]
SEOUL, Sep. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – As hidden camera crimes including the recent ‘water park hidden camera’ case become known to the public, people are feeling uneasy. According to the police, the number of crimes related to hidden cameras is increasing every year, from 1,134 cases in 2010 to 6,623 cases last year. The number [...]
SEOUL, Korea, August 06 (Korea Bizwire) – When talking CCTV cameras were first introduced in London boroughs in 2008, controversies arose about Big Brother watching and scolding you. However, citizens residing in bleak districts were not necessarily uncomfortable with the idea of talking cameras. They were rather happy of the upside factor of talking cameras, [...]