From PC Mag: Ring is issuing a forced password reset for at least 3,672 users after the login credentials to access their internet-connected cameras were found circulating on the internet.
Ring reset the passwords after an unnamed security researcher discovered the credentials on a text storage site, according to BuzzFeed. The list not only contains email addresses and passwords, but also the time zone and names affected users assigned to each Ring camera they own, such as "bedroom" or "front door."
Ring is stressing the company itself was not breached. Instead, it suspects a hacker compiled the list by harvesting login credentials exposed in past data breaches at other third-party sites. "It is not uncommon for bad actors to harvest data from other company's data breaches and create lists like this so that other bad actors can attempt to gain access to other services," Ring told PCMag in a statement.
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