Ring Doorbell Cams Hijacked By Assholes To Provide Live Streams Of SWATtings from the another-PR-coup-for-Ring dept Amazon’s home security tech acquisition, Ring, has become a dominant player in this industry sector.But being everywhere means you’re a prime target for malicious behavior, especially when market expansion is prioritized over securing devices used by millions of customers.Brian Krebs has more details at his site: Two U.S. men have been charged with hacking into the Ring home security cameras of a dozen random people and then “swatting” them — falsely reporting a violent incident at the target’s address to trick local police into responding with force.But if Ring had valued customer security over market expansion earlier, at the very least these horrible human beings would have been deprived of the vicarious thrill of watching their victims be victimized in real time.Filed Under: live streams, ring, ring doorbell, swatting Companies: amazon Companies: amazon Comments on “Ring Doorbell Cams Hijacked By Assholes To Provide Live Streams Of SWATtings” Tech Enthusiasts: “I have a smart watch, a smart furnace, a smart doorbell, a smart fridge, an alexa…” Tech workers: “I own a computer and a printer, and a gun to shoot them with if they do anything unexpected” Re: Meh, American tech workers maybe."