Given that Amazon’s model for its Ring security cameras is its ability to collect extensive data on its users, and their neighbors. <\/p>\n
Their plan is to monetize your data, and to share your data with law enforcement to further additional sales. <\/p>\n
This model, where there are hundreds, if not thousands, of individuals and organizations with access to the cameras, it should come as no surprise that their system was hacked<\/a>, and the hackers used their control of the network to harass people: <\/p>\n Dozens of people who say they were subjected to death threats, racial slurs, and blackmail after their in-home Ring smart cameras were hacked<\/a> are suing the company over \u201chorrific\u201d invasions of privacy.<\/p>\n A new class action lawsuit, which combines a number of cases filed in recent years, alleges that lax security measures at Ring, which is owned by Amazon<\/a>, allowed hackers to take over their devices. Ring provides home security in the form of smart cameras that are often installed on doorbells or inside people\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n The suit against Ring builds on previous cases, joining together complaints filed by more than 30 people in 15 families who say their devices were hacked and used to harass them. In response to these attacks, Ring \u201cblamed the victims, and offered inadequate responses and spurious explanations\u201d, the suit alleges. The plaintiffs also claim the company has also failed to adequately update its security measures in the aftermath of such hacks.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \u2026\u2026\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Ring has not said who is behind the hacks, and victims say they still do not know who accessed their homes through the devices.<\/p>\n Repeatedly, Ring blamed victims for not using sufficiently strong passwords, the suit claims. It says Ring should have required users to establish complicated passwords when setting up the devices and implement two-factor authentication, which adds a second layer of security using a second form of identification, such as a phone number.<\/p>\n However, as the lawsuit alleges, Ring was hacked in 2019<\/a> \u2013 meaning the stolen credentials from that breach may have been used to get into users\u2019 cameras. That means the hacks that Ring has allegedly blamed on customers may have been caused by Ring itself. A spokesperson said the company did not comment on ongoing litigation.<\/p>\n