Do you have an in-home security system? Hackers could be watching you or your children right now.
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TikTok Viral Ring Hack Video
Mother Fran Chelle (@franchelle0) uploaded an unsettling video of her 3-year-old claiming that a voice from the Ring camera talks to him at night. The video has gained over 15.2 million views as of this writing.
In this particular video, the child says that the camera talks to him at night. When he’s questioned about what it says, the child responds:
‘It’s saying… Want ice cream,’ he said.
‘Is it a girl, or a boy?’ Fran asks.
‘A boy,’ their son replies.
This caused them to immediately unplug the camera. This isn’t the first time that they’ve been alarmed at what their child said about the camera, as referenced in a previous video uploaded by Fran.
Not the First Time
This, unfortunately, isn’t the first time that this has been brought to people’s attention. If you simply search YouTube for “hacked Ring camera” it brings up a number of concerning videos of hackers talking to people via their Ring cameras. Some of them talk to the owners of the house, and some talk to their children. It’s as creepy as you’d think.
In this one, a hacker talks to one of the children in the house. Thankfully, the child gave a fake name, and quickly unplugged the camera. However, the hacker then talks to him through a second Ring camera in the house.
In yet another video, a hacker taunts an 8-year-old girl by playing music, telling her that he’s Santa Claus, and tries to give her encouragement to mess up her room and break her TV until the father comes in and ends the terror.
As if those aren’t scary enough, in this next video, a hacker continuously asks hateful, racial questions about the couples son. The hacker also has access to their Ring alarm system, activating it a number of times.
Along with that, they noticed that while talking to the hacker, their son never appeared with them. So, how long was he watching, seeing the child, before making his presence known?
How to Keep Your Family Safe from Hacking
So, how are they hacking these cameras? With all of these stories, Ring has responded that their system has not been breached, but most likely, users are re-using passwords on multiple devices and accounts, and those passwords are being distributed by hackers from elsewhere. There is a class action lawsuit that says that isn’t true, however, I was unable to find the outcome of the …….
Source: https://973thedawg.com/warning-hackers-using-security-systems-spy-on-children-families/