Spate Of Ring Security Camera Hacks Due To Credential Stuffing Attacks

Multiple U.S. families have reported incidents of Ring camera systems being hacked in recent days, raising questions as to whether the systems are allowing hackers access to people’s homes, without ever having to set foot inside.

Owners of Ring security cameras in Mississippi, Georgia, Florida and Texas have reported incidents where hackers tormented families with racial slurs, encouraged children into destructive behavior and demanded a ransom in Bitcoin.

"I can’t even put into words how violated I feel. It really is like my worst nightmare," Mississippi mom Ashley Lemay told ABC’s "Good Morning America."

Lemay installed a Ring camera in her daughters’ room to keep an eye on them while she worked overnight shifts as a nurse.

Only four days after installing it, her eight-year-old daughter, Alyssa, heard music and a banging noise coming from the room where the camera was installed.