Nursery camera hacked at southwestern Ontario home
Posted July 23, 2015 10:36 am.
Last Updated July 23, 2015 11:25 am.
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Parents were rocking their child in their nursery when the internet camera, used to monitor the room, was remotely activated by someone they didn’t know.
It happened at a home in Middlesex Centre, near London, Ont., on July 7 around 9 p.m.
Provincial police are warning people with cameras that are connected to the Internet that the devices can be hacked.
Police say the camera played eerie music and a voice could be heard indicating the parent and child were being watched.
The Internet provider confirmed the home’s router had been hacked.
The OPP says security cameras and monitoring systems may be susceptible to hackers because many have an option to be used remotely enabled by default.
An app or website is typically used to gain access to footage remotely.
To protect against hackers, police recommend changing the default password, purchasing products from a trusted source, being diligent with remote monitoring and covering the cameras when not in use.
It’s not just Internet cameras that are being hacked.
In other incident, a laptop and cellphone were used to access a vehicle’s on-board system from its wireless Internet connection.
The driver, who was aware of the hack, was driving the Jeep on public roads in St. Louis when they hackers took control of the car and crashed it into a ditch.
