Two couples whose Ring cameras were hacked have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against the Amazon company

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Two couples whose Ring cameras were hacked have filed a lawsuit seeking class action status against the Amazon company
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The two couples have accused Ring of being negligent by not doing enough to secure their home cameras against cyberattacks.

against the Amazon-owned company, accusing it of negligence, breach of implied contract, and invasion of privacy, among other claims.hackers spied on and taunted their eight-year-old daughterThe other couple named in the lawsuit, Todd Craig and Tania Amador, were allegedly harassed by hackers who accessed their doorbell camera and told them „I’m outside your front door“ as well as threatened them with „termination“ if they did not pay a ransom of 50 bitcoin, according to their attorneys.

The couples‘ attorneys said the lawsuit was filed „to hold Ring responsible for its defective devices and systems, require that Ring take all necessary measures to secure the privacy of user accounts and devices, and compensate Plaintiffs and the Class members for the damage that its acts and omissions have caused.“

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