THIS MORNING THE STEPS YOU CAN
TAKE RIGHT NOW TO PREVENT THIS
FROM HAPPENING TO YOU.
YOU’RE WATCHING POLICE IN
FLORIDA APPROACH THIS
HOMEOWNER’S FRONT DOOR FOR AN
EMERGENCY THAT DOESN’T EXIST.
>> SOMEONE HAD CALLED THEM AND
SAID THEY WERE MY HUSBAND AND
SAID THAT THEY CAUGHT ME HAVING
AN AFFAIR AND HAD MURDERED ME.
>> IT’S CALLED SWATTING WHERE
SOMEONE CALLS IN A FAKE
EMERGENCY TO TRICK LAW
ENFORCEMENT INTO SENDING A
HEAVILY ARMED STRIKE FORCE,
OFTEN A S.W.A.T. TEAM, TO SWARM
A HOME.
BUT IT CAN HAVE DEADLY
CONSEQUENCES N 2017 POLICE
MISTAKENLY SHOT AND KILLED THIS
MAN IN KANSAS AFTER THIS FAKE
CALL FOR HELP.
>> SHOT HIM IN THE HEAD AND HE’S
NOT BREATHING ANYMORE.
>> THIS IS PART OF A NEW TWIST
ON THE DANGEROUS PRANK.
HACKERS ARE BREAKING INTO HOME
SECURITY CAMERAS CONNECTED TO
THE INTERNET SO THEY CAN WATCH
THE SWATTING UNFOLD IN REALTIME.
SOMETIMES ACCESSING THE CAMERA’S
SPEAKERS TO SHOUT PROFANE AND
RACIST RANTS TO THE HOMEOWNERS
AND EVEN THE POLICE.
>> HELLO?
>> YO, WHAT’S UP --
>> THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.
A LOT OF THESE DEVICES ARE
BECOMING MORE AND MORE PREVALENT
ESPECIALLY WITH CHRISTMAS AROUND
THE CORNER.
>> Reporter: RON MANUEL SAID THE
AGENCY IS AWARE OF A DOZEN CASES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
>> THE FBI HAS AN URGENT MESSAGE
ABOUT WHAT’S GOING ON.
WHAT IS IT?
>> YOU HAVE TO SECURE THESE
DEVICES.
>> Reporter: LAST DECEMBER WITH
THE HELP OF MARK SPOONAUER THE
EDITOR IN CHIEF OF TOM’S GUIDE,
I SHOW YOU HOW THESE DEVICES CAN
BE VULNERABLE.
>> IT’S NOT THAT COMMON FOR
DEVICES LIKE THIS TO BE HACKED
BUT IF IT HAPPENS TO YOU, IT’S
SCARY.
>> Reporter: HE SAID THE DEVICES
THEMSELVES ARE SECURE BUT WARNS
HACKERS BREAK IN USING
COMPROMISED CREDENTIALS.
>> THEY USUALLY COME IN THROUGH
USER NAMES AND PASSWORDS THAT
ARE OUT THERE ON THE DARK WEB.
>> PAUL WAGGENFIELD IS IN
ANOTHER ROOM LOGGING INTO THIS
NEST CAMERA TO SHOW YOU HOW
EASILY IT CAN HAPPEN.
>> HEY, GUYS, I’M LOGGED IN.
I CAN HEAR YOU AND I CAN SEE
YOU.
>> THAT IS VERY CREEPY.
THAT IS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
HAPPENING WITH A SECURITY
CAMERA.
>> NO, IT’S NOT.
THE REASON WHY HE’S ABLE TO GET
IN BECAUSE HE HAS ACCESS NOT TO
THE DEVICE ITSELF BUT HE’S ABLE
TO LOG IN WITH OUR USER NAME AND
PASSWORD WHICH COULD BE FREELY
AVAILABLE ON THE WEB IF YOU’VE
BEEN PART OF A DATA BREACH.
>> HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU’RE
PART OF A DATA BREACH?
JUST SEARCH HAVE I BEEN PWNED.
USE A UNIQUE, LENGTHY AND
COMPLEX PASSWORD.
HE SAID THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
TO DO, USE TWO-FACTOR
AUTHENTICATION.
>> WHEN A HACKER TRIED TO GET
IN, YOU WILL GET SENT A TEXT
MESSAGE.
THAT UNIQUE CODE ALLOWS YOU TO
GRANT ACCESS.
>> IT ALERTS YOU BEFORE ANYONE
CAN GET IN.
>> THAT’S RIGHT.
IT’S BASICALLY A GATE KEEPER.
>> Reporter: ACTION TO TAKE KNOW
SO THIS DOESN’T HAPPEN TO YOU.
NOW, THE FBI SAYS IT IS NOT JUST
HOME SECURITY CAMERAS, ANY
DEVICE CONNECTED TO THE INTERNET
IS VULNERABLE, DOORBELL CAMERA,
SMART CAMERAS, SO IT IS PRETTY
CREEPY.
>> YOU MENTIONED TWO-FACTOR
AUTHENTICATION.
WHAT ARE THE EASIEST WAYS TO SET
THAT UP?
>> ONE, LOOK FOR AN APP LIKE
GOOGLE AUTHENTICATOR.
THEN BEFORE THEN CAN GET ON
THEY’LL BE ASKED FOR AN ANOTHER FACTOR.
BUT IF YOUR SMART DEVICE IS CAM