Security News > 2020 > February > Ring Mandates 2FA After Rash of Hacks
The new requirement comes after Ring faced a backlash in December following a rash of disturbing hacks and security issues tied to the smart doorbell.
While Amazon-owned Ring offered 2FA as an option to customers before, now the second layer of verification will be mandatory to all users.
While Ring offered 2FA as an option at the time, Motherboard found in multiple tests that people who were already logged into the app didn't need to log back in after 2FA was already enabled.
A Texas woman was awoken by hackers who had hijacked her Ring device and told her to pay them a 50 Bitcoin ransom or she would "Get terminated." Hackers even reportedly created their own podcast, NulledCast, where they take over people's Ring devices and harass the unsuspecting device users.
"If you opt out, Ring will not share the information required to serve you personalized ads, though you may still see non-personalized Ring ads from time to time," said Rouhi.