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Comes up and starts talking to her out of nowhere. people at home are going, how do i make sure this doesnt happen to me. to that you say what? >> the sort of sad thing about this is the hackers probably werent even all that sophisticated. many of us use the same passwords across all of our different programs, email, ring logins, social media. years ago myspace was hacked, linked in. its possible that your password from those services are on the open web and anybody can access them. so if youre ...

But this really shows how technology is combining and being part of our real lives. if somebody has your password, theyre not just getting into your email account but getting into your home to watch what youre doing. >> and to maybe try to configure how to get into your home when youre not there. donie osullivan, thank you so much for the information. officials are saying flat out this was a hate crime, an act of terrorism. plus, well talk about hate crimes in america with professor frederik...

Hack of an 8-year-olds bedroom. you can hear her calling mommy. can you imagine that family being in their home and hearing what were calling the voice of god telling you what youre doing in that moment and then starting to wonder, how long have you been watching me. so ring which makes this device says its services themselves have not been compromised. they say some users log-in information could have been accessed through other means and ring encourages you to use different passwords for each ...

And to put some numbers around it, over 8 billion user name and passwords available online. so someone with nefarious intent can go in the deep dark web, purchase them and use them, use technology to then go and try to infiltrate different devices and systems. so while ring is correct, the user has to understand that they need to protect themselves better. you cant -- >> what is that, were going to run out of time, what should they do? >> basic blocking and tackling. if you buy them, change the ...

They are discussing all the hacks to break into different live stream cameras, they are very worried. hackers are concerned because it has become a major mainstream news issue. but tracking them down would be extremely complicated. if they are good, theyre going to used anonymized software and hide their tracks, so that is the problem. >> it is a scary situation and the fact that it is not rare makes it twice as scary. take the time to get the protective password. dont expect a salesperson to do...

This happens a lot. >> would have been since these cameras have come into existence. hackers have been breaking and since 2016 and well into the present. speak up because they are using wi-fi. >> and the problem is the wi-fi password you have a home, and the password for the camera, they are not strong enough security. >> so now you need that password on top of the password. not only rotate that password out but come up with another one. >> unfortunately you havent come up with another security....

The internet of things, which are devices that are said to the internet to function. like your smartwatch, smart refrigerator, and smart cameras. the problem is there is no regulation in the u.s. behind the privacy for these mechanisms. amazon really had no liability. they can say, change the default password. but they dont have to. >> if you are a parent watching that, what do you do? sometimes, as we know, the kid is told to keep quiet, dont say anything or your parents will get hurt. >> you d...

>> on hacker forums now, where they are discussing all the hacks to break into different live stream cameras, they are very worried. because it has become a major mainstream news issue. but tracking them down would be extremely complicated. if they are good, theyre going to used anonymized software and hide their tracks, so that is the problem. >> brian: it is a scary situation, and the fact that it is not rare makes it twice as scary. but you have to take the time to get the protective password...

The internet of things, which are devices that are said to the internet to function. like your smartwatch, smart refrigerator, and smart cameras. and the problem is there is no regulation in the u.s. behind the privacy for these mechanisms. so, amazon really had no liability. they can say, change the default password. but you dont have to. >> brian: if you are a parent watching that, what do you do? sometimes, as we know, the kid is told to keep quiet, dont say anything or your parents will get ...

Two-factor authentication and youre supposed to. a lot of these incidents, its because there is one hack. i will add a couple of points. when you put a camera in your kids bedroom, you are literally inviting the entire connected world, the entire internet into your childs safe space, if you will. nobody is really serious about packing whatever you do this kind of crap. quite frankly, if you have a weak password and no second factor authentication, you can get tools on the internet freely and the...