FTC Sending $5.6 Million in Refunds to Ring Customers Over Security Failures

The FTC is sending a total of $5.6 million in refunds to over 117,000 Ring customers as result of a 2023 settlement.
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Ring Will No Longer Allow Police to Request Doorbell Camera Footage From Users

Amazon-owned Ring will stop allowing police to request doorbell camera footage from users following criticism from privacy advocates.
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Amazon fined $31 million over privacy breaches, including snooping on kids

By Habiba Rashid
The case involves Amazon’s settlement with the FTC over security and privacy violations committed by its subsidiaries, Ring and Alexa.
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ALPHV ransomware gang claims it has hacked Amazon’s Ring

By Deeba Ahmed
ALPHV ransomware group threatens to leak sensitive data allegedly stolen from amazon’s ring security cameras unless demands are met.
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Hackaday Links: March 12, 2023

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With a long history of nearly universal hate for their products, you’d think printer manufacturers would by now have found ways to back off from the policies that only seem …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: March 12, 2023

Hacked Ring Cameras Used in Livestreaming Swatting Attacks

By Waqas
Per the police, the two suspects were aided by a third man who obtained the login credentials of victims’ Yahoo accounts and identified if they owned a Ring doorbell camera.
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Vulnerability in Amazon Ring app allowed access to private camera recordings

A vulnerability in the Android version of the Ring app, which is used to remotely manage Amazon Ring outdoor (video doorbell) and indoor surveillance cameras, could have been exploited by attackers to extract users’ personal data and device’s dat… Continue reading Vulnerability in Amazon Ring app allowed access to private camera recordings