Pervert hacked a smart dog feeder and spied on a woman through her camera
Sometimes smart things throw up such surprises that nostalgia recalls the times when they were stupid. A resident of Australia, Angela Cuniberti, has become a victim of her love for modern devices. A pervert advanced in IT managed to connect to the camera of her dog's smart feeder.
Smart pet feeders are popular devices all over the world. They provide feeding of pets remotely, according to a command given by a person via the Internet. In addition, many devices are equipped with webcams and speakers. With their help, the owner of the animal can admire his pet from anywhere in the world and even say a few kind words to him.
It was such a modern dog feeder that Angela Cuniberti had at home. One day a woman was passing by her and heard a man's voice say "Hello, pretty woman!". Angela was very scared, because she thought that an outsider had broken into the house. Moreover, her dog began to get very nervous and bark.
But after a minute, pulling herself together, Kuniberti looked around and noticed that a red light was on on the feeder camera. This meant that it was on and transmitting the image. When the Australian woman took the feeder in her hands, she heard a man's laughter through her speaker. Then she realized that someone had connected to the device and was following her for an indefinite time.
Angela turned to the manufacturer of the feeder for advice. The company's specialists checked the product and found out that someone hacked the home Wi-Fi network and gained access to the camera. It was very strange, because shortly before that the woman had changed the Wi-Fi password and was confident in its reliability.
It is not known how long ago the amateur peeping used the feeder for his own purposes. Perhaps Angela had been living under his close supervision for several days. Now the police are looking for a pervert hacker, and the woman replaced the feeder with a webcam with an ordinary dog bowl.
Although it hardly solves all the problems — you can simply spy on a person through the camera of his smartphone. To protect yourself, find out what the experts advise.