Return To ArticleOwners of Nest security cameras received an email from parent company Google on Wednesday, warning them to secure their login credentials with things like two-factor identification and stronger passwords.
The routine security reminder comes after an uptick in Nest camera hacks and even the occasional hoax, many of which have been downright bizarre and creepy: An Illinois family recently had its device breached by a hacker who spewed abusive epithets through the camera’s microphone into their living room, while another criminal peered into a baby’s room in Houston, Texas, for example.
