FBI warns of Swatting Attacks Targeting smart home devices with voice and video Capabilities

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a notice, to warn users of smart home devices with cameras and voice capabilities to use complex, unique passwords and enable two-factor authentication to help protect against “swatting” attacks. Smart home device manufacturers recently notified law enforcement that criminals have been using stolen e-mail passwords to access smart devices with cameras and voice capabilities and carry out swatting attacks.

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