Mum is ‘sick to her stomach’ after hearing a ‘creepy man voice’ coming out of her baby monitor and ‘speaking to her toddler’ in the night
- A mum was mortified after hearing a ‘creepy man voice’ from her baby monitor
- The woman voiced her concerns with other parents in a Facebook group
- She claims the voice was ‘talking to her baby’ and she felt ‘sick in her stomach’
- There’s ways to ensure wi-fi baby monitors are harder to hack
A mother has been left deeply disturbed after hearing a ‘creepy man voice’ coming through her baby monitor.
Sharing her concerns in a panicked post on Facebook, the mum issued a stern warning to all parents who use a monitor connected to wi-fi.
‘We heard a creepy man voice over our baby monitor talking to our baby. My heart sunk and I felt sick in my stomach,’ she wrote.
‘When I was doing my research into baby monitors, I knew hacking was a possibility but didn’t realise it would happen to us!!’
A mum was left feeling ‘anxious’ after hearing the voice of a ‘creepy man’ come through a baby monitor (stock image)
The woman said she decided to voice her concerns on social media for two reasons.
First, she wanted to ensure all other mums are aware that wi-fi baby monitors can be hacked into.
‘Please make sure you strengthen your password, enable 2FA (two-factor authentication) and have a WIFI password. Or if you’re a mum to be or considering buying a WIFI monitor, please reconsider it!’ the woman wrote.
According to baby gear essentials, practically any baby monitor can be hacked into, but the type of monitor used can determine how difficult or easy it is to do so.
For instance, a wi-fi baby monitor with no password will be much easier to hack into compared to one with a strong password and two-factor authentication.
According to baby gear essentials , practically any baby monitor can be hacked into, but the type of monitor used can determine how difficult or easy it is to do so (stock image)
The woman then asked for help and said: ‘I’m feeling so anxious and can barely get any sleep overthinking it. How can I overcome it?’
Others part of the Facebook community offered their support to the stressed mum.
‘Omg this is my biggest fear. That’s why (maybe I’m paranoid) I don’t have the camera facing the baby – it’s under the cot and I just keep the noise on like in the old days,’ one woman commented.
Baby gear essentials states monitors will be less at risk if parents ensure their wi-fi network is secure and to ‘limit the broadcasting of video feed outside of your own private network’ as much as possible.
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