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there is a security issue with ring security camera

cherry — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:48:13 GMT

I am posting this as a heads up for anyone that uses this system. It might be isolated ,but it is frightening

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7784377/Mother-releases-chilling-video-hacker-talking-daughter-8-Ring-security-camera.html

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Suziepeach — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 15:59:14 GMT

@cherry I just watched that- poor little girl, that is terrifying... had that of been us, those ring security would've been pulled out immediately. I sure hope all these bad issues can be resolved..

Gosh makes me wonder how long that pervert had been watching them.. makes me so mad!!

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cherry — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:00:30 GMT

Thank goodness it was a child old enough to tell their mother what had happened

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Suziepeach — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:02:03 GMT

@cherry wrote:
Thank goodness it was a child old enough to tell their mother what had happened

I couldn't agree more @cherry .. sick sick people!!

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

Snish — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:11:57 GMT

As in most cameras/security systems, owners should take basic percautions when setting up the system. Passwords and usernames were not properly installed and as a result, a neighbor, was able to get into the system.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:12:45 GMT

From the article, it looks like this doesn't only apply to Ring. The article mentions something similar happening with a Google Nest camera as well.

DH and I have Ring. We don't pay the monthly monitoring nor do we ever share anything in the Neighbors app they are talking about and we do delete all the "hits" nightly. Our's is also only outside to see who comes to our door. We don't have it inside our home.

How scary though.

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LuvmyLab — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:13:36 GMT

I saw the video too and it was horrifying but I wondered why would you put a camera in an 8 year old's bedroom. I can see a baby's room or toddlers room but an 8 year olds?

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ciao_bella — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:15:47 GMT

One of the scariest and creepiest things I've seen in a very long time! Those hackers need to be charged, prosecuted and sentenced to prison.

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cherry — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:23:47 GMT

I think the mother wanted to be able to check on her kids while at work...That poor child might have nightmares over this

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millieshops — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:28:20 GMT

And this isn't the first time I've seen security issues mentioned with the caneras - and not just Ring. After I was robbed this summer, we investigated - have taken actions I have no intention of detailing here. Sorry.

As for the "Santa Claus" in the current story - incredibly horrific. Makes my robbery feel way less significant than it did at the time.

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Rockycoast — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:44:09 GMT

That was my thought when I saw the video on the news segment. Why would you put a camera in an 8 year old girl's bedroom? Creepy . I can see at entrances/windows to the home, but in a bedroom? They didn't follow directions with the security set up. Laziness on their part. Easily hacked. This is all on the parents.

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

Alison Wonderland — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:48:48 GMT

That's been a problem with baby monitors and other cameras for many years now. It's almost always traced back to someone having hacked the family's wi-fi and router, not because of an issue with the devices used.

Cyber security, passwords, and two-factor authentications are things we can't afford to take for granted anymore.

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

cherry — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:51:00 GMT

As far as I am concerned, it is on the creep who terrorized a child. A decent person would never do this..If it happened by accident they would alert the family or the company

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

Lipstickdiva — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:00:45 GMT

The point isn't that the childrens' parents put a camera in the bedroom. That's not anyone's business.

And where does it say that they installed something incorrectly? The article gives tips on how to prevent this from happening but it doesn't say this couple did anything wrong.

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

cherry — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:11:29 GMT

I think they were hacked ,from what I read elsewhere. The article I posted ,didn't mention the the child was called racial slurs ,and really frightened half to death by this cretin

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

cherry — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:19:45 GMT

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Hackers have created dedicated software for breaking into Ring security cameras, according to posts on hacking forums reviewed by Motherboard. The camera company is owned by Amazon, which has hundreds of partnerships with police departments around the country.

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VaBelle35 — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:24:21 GMT

That reminds me of a time early on in internet days when I went into my home office for something and some random guy's face was on my computer screen. I didn't have a camera back then, but did.

I think it was the old AOL IM system.

I have no idea who he was, but that was so strange.

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goldensrbest — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:26:12 GMT

I saw that a few days ago,just creepy, that sent chills down my spine.

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Lipstickdiva — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 17:34:48 GMT

People have hacked into those Amazon Echos and Dots, etc.

Re: there is a security issue with ring security camera

Snish — Thu, 12 Dec 2019 18:18:12 GMT

https://threatpost.com/amazon-fixes-ring-video-doorbell-flaw-that-leaked-wi-fi-credentials/150029/