Letter: Beware of People Hacking Cameras Inside Your Home

I am asking you to please publicize this important information.

Many frum households use IP Cameras for security reasons. They have them installed inside the house and in bedrooms.

There is a thing where people are hacking IP Cameras very easily because people do not change the default passwords. On (moderated) this is a big deal.

There are several frum family cameras that have been hacked and clips are traded. These include clips of family members changing their clothing and (moderated).

There are (moderated) groups set up just to try and get access to cameras from frum households.

Please please please can you publicize this so people change their passwords. I am trying to do teshuva for past involvement with these things and I have seen it first hand.

Thank you.

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avraham
3 years ago

Thank you for the info and Hashem should gladly accept your Teshuvah.

Avi
3 years ago

Anyone who has cameras in their bedrooms needs to get their head examined

Lo
3 years ago

Thank you. This letter can be little more edited. People don’t have to be exposed to new ideas. If they know, they know.

Bentzy Engel
3 years ago

Generally you should not need to expose cameras to the internet. You can use vlans to segregate your network. If set up properly you can retain most functions and significantly increase privacy and security.

Ploni Almoni
3 years ago

Can’t the hacker’s be arrested for invasion?

Congressman Elect Santos
Reply to  Ploni Almoni
3 years ago

He wasn’t part of Jan 6.

Shmuff
Reply to  Ploni Almoni
3 years ago

What law has the hacker violated to be subject to criminal arrest?

Ron Benvenisti NYDOI #948
Reply to  Shmuff
3 years ago

Unauthorized access to and distribution of Private Personal Information, interstate wire fraud,
possible extortion and distribution of child pornography. All Federal felony crimes with mandatory prison time and fines.

Just wondering
3 years ago

How can it be proven that the videos are from frum homes?

Ingrid
Reply to  Just wondering
3 years ago

Good Question!
1) Mezuzas in doorways
2) Shas in the background
3) Be’er Mayim Seltzer on the counter
4) Yated on the couch

Still wondering
Reply to  Ingrid
3 years ago

Why are people getting undressed in rooms with a Shas in it?

Just Saying
Reply to  Just wondering
3 years ago

uh, maybe because of the people in the camera?

el
3 years ago

There are men’s mkvs in lkwd that have cameras inside…

RB
3 years ago
Ploni Almoni
Reply to  RB
3 years ago

Go Scoop!!! The best news agency around!!

Ron Benvenisti
Reply to  RB
3 years ago

TLS thanks you and our loyal and ever growing readers!

The correct link to the above and still relevant article is:

https://thelakewoodscoop.com/news/how-to-create-the-best-passwords-with-the-least-effort/

Ron Benvenisti
Reply to  Ron Benvenisti
3 years ago
david
3 years ago

As someone who works in this line with camera systems let me clarify something setting a password on your camera system is not what we are talking about each camera runs on its own Ip address each one needs a password that’s where the hack is and most people don’t even know it also you need to trust the company that installs cameras many times they have or can access everything

MS
3 years ago

Dont put cameras in your bedroom. Rule of thumb is to never take a picture you would not want to be made public and don’t have cameras recording things you don’t want publicized. If you wouldn’t put a camera in your bathroom, don’t put it in your bedroom either.