Consumer Reports investigation finds troubling security flaws in some video doorbells sold by popular retailers

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Consumer Reports investigation finds troubling security flaws in some video doorbells sold by popular retailers
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A warning if you purchased certain video doorbells that may have been enticing because they are less expensive.

finds serious security flaws that can allow strangers or stalkers to watch you and your videos. The results are so concerning that Consumer Reports wants people who have them to disconnect them and stop using them immediately.“We were really surprised to find that anyone could walk up to one of these doorbells and take it over in a matter of seconds, and from there actually view screenshots of the doorbell potentially from thousands of miles away,” said Dan Wroclawski with Consumer Reports.

Experts blame the flood of cheap, insecure electronics from overseas manufacturers being sold in the U.S. as a growing problem.

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