Several Ring customers have reported their camera systems were hacked.
December 28, 2019, 3:06 AMHackers are finding their way into families’ homes through the use of home security cameras like Ring.and Ring were slapped with a $5 million proposed class action federal lawsuit Thursday that alleges their camera systems are vulnerable to cyberattacks.
Earlier this month, at least four families in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi and Texas reported that their Ring camera systems were compromised. In those cases,say hackers tormented them with racial slurs, encouraged children into destructive behavior and demanded a ransom in Bitcoin. But John Baker Orange, the lead plaintiff of the lawsuit, charges that there are"thousands of putative class members" around the world.
Orange, of Alabama, bought the Ring outdoor camera in July for $249 to add extra security for his wife and three young children, aged 7 to 10. As the children were playing basketball, an unknown voice came through the camera's two-way speaker commenting on their game and encouraging them to get closer to the camera, according to the lawsuit.
Regarding the multi-million dollar lawsuit, the California-based Ring LLC. told ABC News on Friday that it does not comment on legal matters.People walk past the Amazon Spheres, in Seattle, on Jan. 29, 2018l.Ring was released in 2015 and expanded to include indoor and outdoor cameras that feature video with two-way audio communications.
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