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5 signs your security camera was hacked and steps to prevent it
When setting up a home security system, you must password-protect your Wi-Fi and set up two-factor authentication (2FA). Hackers could take over your home network if you don’t take these precautions.
Safeguards like these can help stop a digital home invasion. Hackers are increasingly breaking into home security cameras, taunting and extorting people. A security oversight on your part could open the floodgates for a criminal to launch a reign of terror on you and your family.
Scroll down for five signs that your security cameras are compromised. Once you know what to look for, you can quickly respond in case of a breach.
1. Strange sounds or unfamiliar voices
This is one of the most obvious signs a hacker broke is present. One man realized his family was in danger after hearing strange voices from his daughter’s room. After putting his baby to sleep, he investigated peculiar noises from her bedroom.
Then, he heard a man’s voice. A hacker had broken into his Nest account and taken over the smart home, from the thermostats to the 16 security cameras. Then, the hacker set the home’s thermostat to 90 degrees. How weird is that?
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If you aren’t sure how this is possible, remember that many security cameras have two-way talk features. Hackers can infiltrate the audio system and speak to you.
They could still make noises even if they aren’t so bold as to taunt you. Keep your ears perked for sounds out of the ordinary. They’re dead giveaways that a hacker has breached your home security system.
In another scary example, a mom recently said a stranger hacked her Owlet Wi-Fi baby monitor to talk to her son at night. The password had been leaked in a data breach. Reminder: Change the default passwords on all your devices, folks.
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2. Your security camera is moving strangely
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