Ashley LeMay from Mississippi works overnight at a hospital as a laboratory scientist, so she doesn't get to be with her three young daughters on most nights. After seeing another mom at her work watching and chatting with her own kids via a Ring camera, Ashley decided to take advantage of a Black Friday deal and bought two: one to install in her daughters' shared room and another for her infant daughter's room. "It's really neat that you could talk to them," she said. "When I would go into work, I'd be like, 'Love you, good night.' It just made them feel like I was close." It was "neat" until someone hacked into the camera and started taunting one of her daughters.
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A little after 8 p.m. on December 4, while Ashley was out running an errand and her husband was watching the girls, both of the Ring cameras started playing a creepy rendition of "Tiptoe Through the Tulips" as performed by Tiny Tim. As if that weren't creepy enough, things got worse when the voice of a man started using a racial slur over and over again and encouraging one of Ashley's daughters to tear apart her room and break the TV, making it clear that he could see her.
Ashley decided to share the video of what happened to raise awareness so other families know the potential risks associated with using these devices. Keep reading to find out more about this terrifying breach of security and what you can do to protect your family.