One of the most common ways cameras are hacked isn't through sophisticated coding, but through default passwords. Hackers use automated scripts to scan for devices still using "admin/admin" credentials. Once in, they can add your camera to a "botnet"—a network of devices used to launch large-scale cyberattacks—or simply spy on your daily life.
As sales of Ring, Arlo, Nest, and a dozen other systems have skyrocketed, so have lawsuits, broken fences, and passive-aggressive notes left in mailboxes. The friction point is always the same:
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