These Parents Woke Up In The Middle Of The Night Horrified To Find A Stranger In Their Baby's Room

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Video baby monitors are extremely useful, and they let parents get a better night's sleep. However, they can also be dangerous under the right circumstances.

#2 Heather Schreck and her husband, Adam, found that out recently after putting their daughter to bed.

They were just drifting to sleep when they heard a man's voice shouting at their daughter. Immediately alarmed, they rushed to the 10-month-old girl's room

#3 There was no man in sight.

That's when they saw the baby monitor start to move. They realized that they didn't have control over the camera; someone else was moving it.

#4 Many video baby monitors use Wi-Fi connections.

The Schreck family had purchased a model with Wi-Fi access, which allowed them to look in on their daughter via their smartphones. However, they'd neglected to change the device's password to something secure.

#5 Hackers were able to easily break into the device.

They could watch the little girl and even speak to her via the camera's speaker. It was a terrifying and deeply disturbing example of how far hackers will go.

#6 Experts recommend changing all default passwords on WiFi devices.

That certainly includes baby monitors. Create a password that uses both letters and numbers, and make it unique from the passwords you use for other devices.

#7 Fortunately, the Schreck family is safe.

However, they now know the dangers of internet-connected devices. Be sure to share this with the other parents in your life; this could happen to anyone!

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