NurseryCam hacked, company shuts down IoT camera service

NurseryCam hacked, company shuts down IoT camera service

Daycare camera product NurseryCam was hacked late last week with the person behind the digital break-in coming forward to tip us off.


News of NurseryCam's compromise was conveyed to the company by The Register just after 5pm on Friday, leading the firm to tell parents: "On 17:18 Friday 19th February 2021, it has come to our attention of a cyber incident detected in our NurseryCam system."

The BBC reported the news on Saturday, following NurseryCam's emailed notification to its parent users. Around 40 nurseries across the UK use the service, according to the Beeb.


The service was suspended on Saturday in order to lock it down. It was still down at the time of publication.

A spokesperson for the UK's data watchdog, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), told The Reg today: "NurseryCam ..

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