WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A security vulnerability in Ring's doorbell systems with ring cameras allows potential hackers to steal your home's Wi-Fi username and password, security experts have warned.
Experts at the information security company "BitDefender" who discovered the vulnerability said they informed Amazon, which owns Range last June, for the first time, where the vulnerability was fixed by an automatic update of the bell system driver last September.
E-commerce giant Amazon bought Ring in February 2018 for $ 839 million. Ring cooperates with 587 police departments in the United States to secure homes, providing law enforcement forces with access to an electronic surveillance network in neighborhoods.
In 2016, information security specialist Ben Ten Partners discovered a flaw in Ring's camera-enabled bell systems that allowed hackers to steal Wi-Fi access data.
At the time, the company released an update to its software to fill the gap, but it did not completely solve the problem. .
Watch out for hacking "WiFi" across the doorbell!
2019-11-10T12:21:57.441Z
Information and network security experts warned of a security vulnerability in the doorbell systems with a camera produced by "Ring" company, which allows potential hackers to steal the username and password of the wireless Internet "Wi-Fi" for the home.
Source: emara