scheduled tribe. CHARLES (KMOV.com) — Angela Cuniberti has had a Furbo camera for five years that treats her dogs Cal and Duke. But the other night something worse than a cure emerged.
“While I was walking I heard a man’s voice saying “Hey handsome.” I basically panicked, I thought someone had come into my house. My dogs started barking like crazy,” Cuniberti said.
He realized that the sound had come from the Farbo camera.
“I see this little red light, and I said, ‘It’s weird that it shouldn’t be there or anything’, I went to take a closer look and that’s when he started laughing,” she said.
This is the latest in hacking attacks on internet-connected cameras. From Ring cameras to baby monitors, hackers are coming in and scaring people but sometimes worse.
“We put these little Internet-connected chips in all of these devices and the problem is that now we’ve opened up security problems everywhere,” said Scott Granman, a technical expert and assistant professor at Webster University.
Granman said that once they’re connected to your camera, they can access your router, which will allow access to your computer and information. Cuniberty called the police and contacted the company.
“I haven’t used it since. I contacted the Farbo company and they told me they could switch to a new company and I said no because I’m not doing that anymore,” she said.
Furbo’s email states that the company takes security very seriously and that its WiFi has been hacked by hackers.
According to Granman, there are ways to prevent hackers from accessing Ring or Furbo cameras.
“If you insist on getting one I’ll buy one from a well-known manufacturer and I’ll check their updates as well,” Granman said.
He added that companies that update their software more often are often safer. But there is no guarantee. Granman said he does not allow any such equipment in his home.
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