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Make sure you are keeping an eye on that. this is a time of year where hackers get very busy. were online, shopping online, shopping in stores. they will get our credit card information, theyll get our email addresses and it could lead to a lot of headaches. good time to change your password and good time of year to keep an eye on your bank statements. check in every couple of days. maybe set an alert for cur credit card or bank account if it is used. >> jon: 250 million users is a huge percenta...

Circuit. take a look. >> i feel like someone on the intelligence committee, and when you are a disorganized bill, it means that something has gone wrong. >> yes, it can. in fact, i had a rather unusual expense on my way here tonight. i was on the phone with one of the major airlines trying to get back into my account because i couldnt remember the password so i finally get through. >> you are on the intelligence committee. >> the question is what is your first dogs name. if too short. it wont ac...

>> i feel like someone on the intelligence committee, and when you are this recognizable, it means that something has gone wrong. >> yes, it can. in fact, i had a rather unusual experience on my way here tonight. i was on the phone with one of the major airlines trying to get back into my account because i couldnt remember the password so i finally get through. >> you are on the intelligence committee. >> the question is what is your yfirst dogs name. its too short. it wont accept it. i say it w...

Allegedly theyve asked hackers to calm down due to the investigation. but consumers can protect themselves from these scary hacks. mike reemer, a cyber security expert, says its simple. >> take the default password off and put your own password on. >> reporter: so were making it easy for the hackers. >> yes, we are. were all excited to get the new object or the new toy and plug it in and play with it, but we really need to have consumers reading the instructions and following the instructions to...

They talk about two factor authentication. and i wonder if there could be technology that would be easier for people, and i know this sounds crazy, because it should be easy, but to do two factor authentication, or to have a better password and a stronger password. maybe we need an innovative technology makes it easier to get one. >> that is one thing that you can do. there are a few other things you can do as well. for example, different passwords for different accounts as well as if your passw...

>> mommy. >> i am santa claus. dont you want to be my best friend? >> i mean, that is real, real creepy. similar incidents with ring have happened in connecticut florida and georgia. and the one right there was in mississippi. that hackers are getting hold of a password from a beer password was stolen on another system, maybe it is your bank account password or something like that. the automated searches, getting into your ring system, this has happened with ring and also google net and they can...

Advantage of weak account security. so what do homeowners need to do in order to make sure they dont have a weak account security set up. >> yeah. translation of what amazon was saying there is the folks who had these cameras in their homes did not use good, strong passwords on them. they didnt use a different password than they use on all of the other stuff in their life and this is one of the things that makes it so complicated to live in the digital times and we have to have passwords in the ...

Access these devices? >> if you dont take the necessary precautions. theres a lot of blame to go around in these situations, but it starts with the makers of these devices. it starts with amazon who owns ring. they talk up all of the advantages and the benefits of having, you know, your door bell and be able to tell you who is there and be able to watch your kids from the other room or when youre not at home, but they dont spend nearly enough time talking about the responsibilities that come wit...

To program it correctly. a lot of camera systems are now offering two-step authentication option that another layer of security when to comes accessing your account. >> even if somebody hack your password or have that information in order to log in many they have to sent confirmation to text and have phone handy when you do that. reaching tout ring a company say young strong password and update it every three to six months. a statement from a ring spokes fern says, recently we were made aware of...

[laughter]. you are talking about what i call the coal tar pitch fork. many academic entertainment, and is now being saturated social media. its not like things are bothering you. but this fork is coming at you. and telling you how awful cup is. its on politics. speak of a woman was carrying and comparing trump to pray not even hitler, the devil. [laughter]. >> im not making that. its like a mean devil. greg: they are similarly colored. im a password to you. >> okay great, can we put the think u...