Ring
Disclosed May 31, 20233 years agoUnverified
FTC: Ring staff viewed private customer videos and used them to train algorithms
The FTC alleged Amazon's Ring let employees and contractors access customers' private videos, with one employee viewing thousands of recordings, used videos to train algorithms without consent and failed to stop credential stuffing attacks on cameras; the order required deleting models built from the data.
What is known
| People affected | Not stated in the sources we have |
|---|---|
| Disclosed | May 31, 2023 |
| Attack | Insider |
| Data exposed | Biometrics, Location, Training data, Credentials and tokens |
| Sector | Tech · US |
| Status | Unverified: not yet confirmed by an official notice, a filing or the organization |
| Lawsuit or fine | FTC settlement (2023); $5.6M refunded to customers (2024) |
Sources
| Source | |
|---|---|
| FTC Says Ring Employees Illegally Spied on Customerspetapixel.com · News | News |
| Ring Cam Owners Get $5.6 Million Cash Settlement over Hacker Attacksbitdefender.com · News | News |
Notices filed
| Where | Filed | People |
|---|---|---|
| Researchtotal | May 31, 2023 |
History of this record
- 2026-09-25 · added · seed source
First seen 2026-09-25 (Research). Record counts are as reported. Not legal advice.