Category: Home Security
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Were Ring Customers Victimized by a Ransomware Gang?
Reading Time: 3 minutesJoseph Cox at Motherboard reported that a ransomware gang claims to have broken into the cloud-based data compiled by Ring. Ring video doorbells and security products are commonly installed in Smart Homes that are compatible with Alexa. There is now some debate about whether the claim by the cyber gang behind the…
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Avoiding Smart Home Control Controversies
Reading Time: 4 minutesAnna Kodé of The New York Times wrote a provocative article called Unwanted Connection: Who Has Control of Your Smart Home? that was published on Friday. I started out reading this article with alarm. I had never considered what would happen if I bought a house that had some Smart Home features…
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The Circle View Doorbell’s Stunning Improvement
Reading Time: 5 minutesI bought my wife a Logitech Circle View Doorbell for Christmas in 2020, when it was newly on the market. It has turned out to be a great product; Arguably the best HomeKit Secure Video doorbell available in North America. The funny thing about the Circle View Doorbell is that it wasn’t…
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Eufy Security Cameras: Video Was Not Encrypted as Promised
Reading Time: 2 minutesAppleInsider reported that video from Eufy Security Cameras have not been properly encrypted as promised, when that video is sent to the cloud. Eufy is a brand of Fantasia Trading LLC, better known in the United States by its largest brand name, Anker Innovations. According to the article: Anker has admitted that…