Amazon Ring hacker accessed camera in child's room, told girl he was Santa Claus
The hacker told the eight-year-old: "I'm your best friend. I'm Santa Claus."www.foxbusiness.com
RING Doorbell/Home security
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JackPrintMD
Well-Known Angler
That’s hystericalYou should use them for rabid raccoon watch if it works could become the town hero
JackPrintMD
Well-Known Angler
You make sound like you had moved away 30 years ago and to another planet.
can ya hear me Major Tom
L?L
wader
Well-Known Angler
another hack
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A couple in Georgia said they were terrified recently when a stranger hacked into their Ring security camera set up in their bedroom.
The couple, who asked not to be identified, said they'd bought and installed a camera three weeks ago, so they could watch their puppy, Beau, while they were at work.
On Monday night, however, the woman said as she lay in bed after putting the dog in a crate she heard a cough over the camera.
"I see the blue light come on, and so I'm texting my boyfriend saying, you know, 'Why are you watching? We're laying down. We're about to go to sleep.' He's like 'What are you talking about?'" she told ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta.
Seconds later, she said she heard someone clapping and saying, "I can see you in the bed! ... Come on! Wake the f--- up!"
"I was terrified. I mean, I literally could not move my body," said the woman, who recorded the stranger with her cellphone.
The voice then began talking to the couple's dog. Her boyfriend said the camera was on a dresser and looked down at the cage where the dog slept.
The couple reported the incident to Ring and said they also planned to file a report with the police.
"I just want people to be aware because we got this Ring camera thinking about one thing, which was our dog, watching our puppy," she told WSB-TV.
The couple told the affiliate that they'd checked the settings and learned that their Ring security camera had been hacked on four separate occasions; it was not clear whether it was the same stranger from Monday.
In a statement, Ring said: "Customer trust is important to us and we take the security of our devices seriously. While we are still investigating this issue and are taking appropriate steps to protect our devices based on our investigation, we are able to confirm this incident is in no way related to a breach or compromise of Ring’s security.
"Due to the fact that customers often use the same username and password for their various accounts and subscriptions, bad actors often re-use credentials stolen or leaked from one service on other services. As a precaution, we highly and openly encourage all Ring users to enable two-factor authentication on their Ring account, add Shared Users (instead of sharing login credentials), use strong passwords, and regularly change their passwords," the company also stated.
Couple says stranger hacked into bedroom Ring security camera set up to watch puppy
Couple says stranger hacked into bedroom Ring security camera set up to watch puppy originally appeared on abcnews.go.comA couple in Georgia said they were terrified recently when a stranger hacked into their Ring security camera set up in their bedroom.The couple, who asked not to be...
A couple in Georgia said they were terrified recently when a stranger hacked into their Ring security camera set up in their bedroom.
The couple, who asked not to be identified, said they'd bought and installed a camera three weeks ago, so they could watch their puppy, Beau, while they were at work.
On Monday night, however, the woman said as she lay in bed after putting the dog in a crate she heard a cough over the camera.
"I see the blue light come on, and so I'm texting my boyfriend saying, you know, 'Why are you watching? We're laying down. We're about to go to sleep.' He's like 'What are you talking about?'" she told ABC affiliate WSB-TV in Atlanta.
Seconds later, she said she heard someone clapping and saying, "I can see you in the bed! ... Come on! Wake the f--- up!"
"I was terrified. I mean, I literally could not move my body," said the woman, who recorded the stranger with her cellphone.
The voice then began talking to the couple's dog. Her boyfriend said the camera was on a dresser and looked down at the cage where the dog slept.
The couple reported the incident to Ring and said they also planned to file a report with the police.
"I just want people to be aware because we got this Ring camera thinking about one thing, which was our dog, watching our puppy," she told WSB-TV.
The couple told the affiliate that they'd checked the settings and learned that their Ring security camera had been hacked on four separate occasions; it was not clear whether it was the same stranger from Monday.
In a statement, Ring said: "Customer trust is important to us and we take the security of our devices seriously. While we are still investigating this issue and are taking appropriate steps to protect our devices based on our investigation, we are able to confirm this incident is in no way related to a breach or compromise of Ring’s security.
"Due to the fact that customers often use the same username and password for their various accounts and subscriptions, bad actors often re-use credentials stolen or leaked from one service on other services. As a precaution, we highly and openly encourage all Ring users to enable two-factor authentication on their Ring account, add Shared Users (instead of sharing login credentials), use strong passwords, and regularly change their passwords," the company also stated.
JoeBfishing
Well-Known Angler
Here boy... whistle?...Come here boy... whistle?...Harley...come here..Harley! Go bite Cany in the balls...woof woof What’s that?
He ain’t got any balls!!!?...Harrrleey...?
He ain’t got any balls!!!?...Harrrleey...?
thats sick,, WTF,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ><))):>
><))):>
I wonder if he thought of that all by himself or did he have help?
JoeBfishing
Well-Known Angler
Mess with the bull you get the horns!!?
JackPrintMD
Well-Known Angler
That’s a great upgrade.
Worth every penny
Worth every penny
Sounds like a good deal and Im diggin the no land line thing
Might be time to up your game! Not sure if I'd want Amazon taking pictures of everything I own though....
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Koz
Angler
I installed the Ring doorbell Pro on Saturday. Installation was easy with the hardwired version. Setup was a bit of a pain as it would not allow me to enter my proper address. (I have a number and letter) It kept coming up as my neighbor's address. He has a Ring so it was trying to join his network. After a frustrating 15-20 minutes I did a hard orange button reset. Then I was able to set it up easily on my network.
At first I kept getting alerts every time my flag moved significantly. I put into 'people only' mode and that helped a little. I then played around with a custom motion zone.
Being a newbie I was very impressed with the motion zone feature. I created a custom zone that blocks out the flag moment. I liked the way that you can make an odd shaped zone!
Cars and people walking in the street set it off, quick adjustment of my zone eliminated that. Now if you step on my lawn within the zone it will go off.
However I am not very pleased with the night vision. The hardwired version has a round white light around the bell button. This light is low, but it is enough to brighten the siding close to it. It brightens it so much it washes out the image. Motion sensitivity is reduced as well. Not significantly, but enough to notice. It works, but it could work better.
I've been looking for a way to turn off that light, so far I am unable to find a quick solution. Porch light is on in the below photo. I tested it with the porch light on and off. No difference. The washout is from the Ring button light.
At first I kept getting alerts every time my flag moved significantly. I put into 'people only' mode and that helped a little. I then played around with a custom motion zone.
Being a newbie I was very impressed with the motion zone feature. I created a custom zone that blocks out the flag moment. I liked the way that you can make an odd shaped zone!
Cars and people walking in the street set it off, quick adjustment of my zone eliminated that. Now if you step on my lawn within the zone it will go off.
However I am not very pleased with the night vision. The hardwired version has a round white light around the bell button. This light is low, but it is enough to brighten the siding close to it. It brightens it so much it washes out the image. Motion sensitivity is reduced as well. Not significantly, but enough to notice. It works, but it could work better.
I've been looking for a way to turn off that light, so far I am unable to find a quick solution. Porch light is on in the below photo. I tested it with the porch light on and off. No difference. The washout is from the Ring button light.
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