Amazon’s Ring has settled with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over charges that the company allowed employees and contractors to access customers’ private videos, and failed to implement security protections which enabled hackers to take control of customers’ accounts, cameras, and videos.
The FTC is now sending refunds totaling more than $5.6 million to US consumers as a result of the settlement. Ring LLC, which was purchased by Amazon in February 2018, sells internet-connected, home security cameras and video doorbells.
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Source: Malwarebytes Labs
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