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Quantess

(27,630 posts) Thu Aug 15, 2013, 07:17 AM Aug 2013

Hacker "shouts abuse" via baby monitor system

Some loser hacked into a baby monitor just to verbally abuse a toddler... big shipment of FAIL because the child is deaf!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23697492

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Hacker "shouts abuse" via baby monitor system (Original Post) Quantess Aug 2013 OP

The scariest part is that the father says he had a firewall enabled pnwmom Aug 2013 #1

Good gravey libodem Aug 2013 #2

pnwmom

(108,960 posts)

1. The scariest part is that the father says he had a firewall enabled

Reply to Quantess (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 08:36 AM

Aug 2013

and everything was password protected. So they thought they were safe -- till the dad heard the hacker's voice making sexual comments to the baby-- and calling her by her name.

libodem

(19,288 posts)

2. Good gravey

Reply to Quantess (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2013, 10:03 AM

Aug 2013

Someone had entirely too much time on their hands. Very weird news. Wow!!!

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