Ring Hacking Lawsuit Boosts Amazon Security Device Scrutiny (1)

A hacker who allegedly contacted an Alabama man’s children through an Amazon.com Inc. Ring home security device has prompted a California federal lawsuit that faults the company for the breach.

John Baker Orange’s children were playing basketball in the driveway of his Jefferson County home when a voice allegedly came through the speaker of a Ring device he had purchased in July 2019 and installed on his garage, according to a Dec. 26 complaint. The voice commented on the basketball play of the children, under age 11, and encouraged them to get closer to the camera, Orange alleged.

The lawsuit, ...