An eight-year-old girl was terrorized after a hacker gained access to a Ring security camera installed in her bedroom. Protect your Ring camera from hackers by setting up two-factor authentication.

In December 2019, Ring faced more security issues when a family from Tennessee claimed that a man hacked into their Amazon Ring security camera. After a widely-reported Ring camera hack, Motherboard investigated and found network of online ne'er-do-wells specifically targeting the company's cameras. If you own a Ring camera and you’ve seen headlines like Vice’s “How Hackers Are Breaking Into Ring Cameras,” you’re undoubtedly a bit nervous. Ring maintains that there was no hack of its platform. Has someone broken into your own home setup? Ring security camera hacks see homeowners subjected to racial abuse, ransom demands A spate of incidents has seen homeowners in four states fall victim to hackers. Security researchers at Internet of Things security firm Dojo by BullGuard took to the stage at Mobile World Congress to hack an Amazon Ring video doorbell in real time. The Ring camera’s speaker function initially attracted customers, enabling parents to talk to their kids at home, but it has now turned into a nightmare. Several Ring users nationwide have reported that their security systems were also infiltrated by hackers who harassed them through the camera’s two-way talk function.

… A Mississippi family said someone hacked a Ring security camera set up in their children's bedroom and taunted their 8-year-old daughter. After a hacker broke into a Ring camera in Tennessee and spoke to a child, Motherboard found hackers have made dedicated software for gaining access. (Ring is … A rash of takeovers of Ring cameras is a good reminder to lock down your security devices. Ring surveillance cameras are intended for security, but a spike in recent hack attacks shows the devices can also be exploited to terrorize users in their homes. Security researchers at Internet of Things security firm Dojo by BullGuard took to the stage at Mobile World Congress to hack an Amazon Ring video doorbell in real time.
In December 2019, Ring faced more security issues when a family from Tennessee claimed that a man hacked into their Amazon Ring security camera.