• NiemandOPM
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    2 years ago

    The vulnerability was discovered by Atlanta-based app security firm Checkmarx while assessing the Ring doorbell app for Android.

    In May 2022, Amazon was alerted about a high-severity security flaw in its hugely popular home security-oriented Ring app for Android. The vulnerability could allow attackers to access camera recordings from Ring and extract sensitive data.

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    Resultantly, the malicious app could steal the Ring user’s private information, geolocation data, and camera recordings, including files and computer screens visible to the app’s camera. The malicious actor may also track the homeowners’ movements inside the rooms or the building.

  • QuentinCallaghanA
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    2 years ago

    Well, that is a good reason not to use any Amazon hardware products. Why connect a doorbell to the Internet in first place?