Concerned Mom hacked Ring Camera

Hronos

Look at this article, not sure to believe it as is, because of the source, but equally deserve to be taked it in...

https://www.foxnews.com/media/concerned-mom-ring-hacker-cameras

ScottL

If it had been CNN you'd be certain that it was fabricated.

Scooby

Here is the same story, from another source:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/12/12/she-installed-ring-camera-her-childrens-room-peace-mind-hacker-accessed-it-harassed-her-year-old-daughter/?arc404=true

And, there are other Ring customers, with similar stories:

https://gizmodo.com/i-slept-with-my-gun-what-its-like-to-get-your-ring-cam-1840412276

https://nypost.com/2019/12/13/staten-island-creep-hacks-into-ring-security-camera-to-spy-on-teenager/

This article has the company's response:

https://www.techspot.com/news/83172-ring-responds-reports-security-cameras-getting-hacked.html

Bottom line - never use the same password for any website you access. If available, use two factor authentication (2FA).

If you use Chrome, it now has an option to check if your password was compromised in a data breech:

https://www.cnn.com/2019/12/11/tech/google-chrome-password-trnd/index.html

If you don't use Chrome, you can check if a password has been compromised, here:

https://haveibeenpwned.com/

If you find any compromised passwords, change them, immediately.

Be warry of 2FA that uses SMS text messages to your smartphone:

https://www.wired.com/story/sim-swap-attack-defend-phone/