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Ring hacker yelled obscenities at 8-year-old girl via security camera
In December 2019, a hacker took control of a Ring security camera in a Mississippi home and used it to yell obscenities at an 8-year-old girl. Ring disclosed that four employees had improperly accessed footage over four years. The company faced lawsuits for failing to protect users. Ring implemented two-factor authentication for new devices but not existing ones.
- Date it happened
- 2019-12-01
- Organisation involved
- Ring
- Product, system or model
- Ring security camera
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