haven t been if i could by the manufacturer. many of these can be done anywhere from around the world. reporter: i certainly don t want somebody turning on my web cam at home. what can i do to protect myself? change the default user name and change the default password. reporter: if you want to be careful always turn off remote access to your camera. by default, we can set them up we can remote into the cameras from other locations. say i m at work and want to see what is going on at home. that is one of the main benefits of having these cameras but also one of the main vulnerabilities. if i can remote from my work back into my home, then potentially anyone can remote in from anywhere in the world back to my home. lori segal, cnn money, new york. how creepy is that? so many people have these baby cameras now and somebody could be hacking into that and watching your baby. it s one thing, you know, we knew that someone could hack into your computer on your web cam on your
numbers and symbols. the longer the passwordish the stronger the password. i m sure there are people in the audience saying this is obvious. i have a great password, strong password. you d be surprised at the number of people who use the default password. a number of americans use the default password. don t ever use default, the one that comes with the computer. what s amazing 82% of americans today use the same password for everything, which is pretty amazing. when you think about the smartphone industry, for example, that s the convergence of the mobile device, our lives are on that device. 1.3 million smart phones were stolen last year. to a hacker that s a dream. if i wanted to hack a smartphone, i d basically hack your life. at the end of the day you want to use those strong passwords. dive in, ideal protocol for a password. i say you should change it every
private images of herself and now, tmz says the actress is asking the fbi to investigate the fbi wouldn t diny specifics of the case with us, but confirmed it is investigating a person or groups responsible for the series of computer intrusions of high-profile figures in los angeles. tmz says as many as 50 celebrities have been hacked including jessica alba, miley cyrus, demi lovato, and vanessa hudgens. and it s not just hollywood that is the target of phone hacking. the norton crime report came out and said 10% of people globally experience some sort of cybercrime that involved their cell phone. reporter: cybersecurity experts say the number one way to protect the personal information on your phone is to change the default password. brbrking in is what rupert murdoch s newspapers are accused of doing in the u.k. news corps under investigation for allegedly hacking the phones of both public and private to clu