A Tennessee family said someone hacked a Ring security camera set up in their children's bedroom and taunted their 8-year-old daughter.
The LeMay family, of Memphis, said they installed the device to keep an eye on their daughters. A few days later, the family said a stranger had gained access to the device and was talking to the little girl.
In a video from the Ring device, the child, standing in her room, asks: "Who is that?"
A man responds that he's her "best friend."
"I'm Santa Claus. Don't you want to be my best friend?" he says.
The terrified girl screams for her mother.
The hacker also played music for the girl and instructed her to mess up her room and break her television.
"You can do whatever you want," he says.
"I don't know who you are," the girl responds.
Ashley LeMay, the girl's mother, said that the hacker could have watched her daughters changing or sleeping.
"They could have seen all kinds of things," she said.
Ring told NBC News in a statement that, "While we are still investigating this issue and are taking appropriate steps to protect our devices based on our investigation, we are able to confirm this incident is in no way related to a breach or compromise of Ring’s security."
The terrifying ordeal the LeMay family experienced isn't the first time there have been reports of security camera devices being hacked.
Earlier this month, a Florida family said someone hacked their Ring device and spewed racial slurs at their 15-year-old son. The family said told NBC affiliate WBBH in Fort Myers that they had to remove the batteries from the camera.
"I was scared... I was scared. I didn't know who that is, how long he'd been watching us and I'm still scared now because I don't have any answers," Josefine Brown told the outlet.
In January, an Illinois family said a stranger hacked into their Nest home security camera and thermostat.
Arjun Sud told NBC Chicago that after he put his 7-month-old son to bed he heard someone talking to the infant. The hacker also turned the heat up in the room to 90 degrees.
“The moment I realized what was happening, panic and confusion set in, and my blood truthfully ran cold,” Sud said. “We don’t know how long someone was in our Nest account watching us. We don’t know how many private conversations they overheard.”
During that incident, Google, which owns Nest, told the outlet that its systems were not breached and customers were "using compromised passwords" that were exposed in breaches on other websites.
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On Episode 4 of UFC 245 Embedded, UFC Performance Institute hosts a series of athletes getting ready for Saturday: featherweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski, bantamweight Marlon Moraes and welterweight title challenger Colby Covington. “The Great,” “Chaos” and bantamweight Germaine de Randamie answer fan questions at a UFC 245 athlete panel, followed by the event’s three beltholders: welterweight Kamaru Usman, featherweight Max Holloway and double champ Amanda Nunes. UFC 245 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the three title fights taking place Saturday December 14. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 12, 2019 at 12:00pm
The mother of slain 6-year-old Zymere Perkins on Wednesday coldly recounted the fatal beating her lover delivered with a broken broomstick, and how she cleaned her child’s limp and unresponsive body, read the bible and did her makeup before carrying the battered little boy to the hospital.
In her third day on the stand in Manhattan Supreme Court in the murder trial of ex-boyfriend Rysheim Smith, Geraldine Perkins, 29, confessed that she stood idly by while her son endured the heartless beating that killed him in their Harlem apartment Sept. 26, 2016.
After a day without food or water — punishment for his supposed misbehavior — Perkins testified she found little Zymere rummaging through the trash for food.
“I heard him walking and going into the garbage bag, eating out of it,” Perkins said. “I thought it was a mouse.”
The next morning, Perkins said she was awoken by Smith yelling at her son for defecating in the living room and hiding it.
“He started to strike him with a broomstick, beating him from his chest to his legs with the broomstick,” said Perkins.
“'Why the f--k did you take a s--t? Why did you take a f-----g s--t in here? There’s a bathroom, you could have used the bathroom,'” she said Smith yelled at the little boy.
The beating intensified when Smith picked a screaming Zymere from the floor and brought him into the bathroom, where he waterboarded him before pulling down the shower rod and unleashing another beating.
“He was going limp, like unresponsive,” Perkins recounted.
He looked “like he was dead,” his mother testified.
Perkins said hours later she finally sought medical assistance for her son, who, she testified, she instinctively knew was dead.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 12, 2019 at 10:38am
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Griselda sits down w/ Rosenberg on a special edition of Real Late.
They discuss the forming of the group, their thoughts on Nick Cannon beefing with Eminem, working with both Slim Shady and Jay-Z at the same time, their first time meeting Hov, losing Juice WRLD, and more.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 12, 2019 at 10:14am
Former Pro Bowl running back Clinton Portis and other retired NFL players have been charged by a federal grand jury with defrauding the NFL's health care benefits plan for its retirees, according to an indictment unsealed Thursday.
The former NFL players allegedly submitted fraudulent health care claims seeking to be reimbursed for "expensive medical equipment" that was never purchased, court records show.
CNN is reaching out to the NFL and the named players for comment.
According to an indictment unsealed in Kentucky, the former players are accused of submitting claims for equipment such as "hyperbaric oxygen chambers, ultrasound machines designed for use by a doctor's office to conduct women's health examinations, and electromagnetic therapy devices designed for use on horses."
The scheme, which lasted from June 2017 to December 2018, led to over $3.9 million in false and fraudulent claims, of which the plan paid out more than $3.4 million, prosecutors said in a news release.
The defendants "each personally profited" by receiving reimbursements from the plan or by getting kickbacks and bribes paid by participants in exchange for making false and fraudulent claims, the indictment says.
The defendants include:
* Portis, the former Washington Redskins and Denver Broncos running back; * Robert McCune, a former linebacker with the Redskins; * John Eubanks, a former cornerback with the Redskins; * Tamarick Vanover, a former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver; * Ceandris "C.C." Brown, a former Houston Texans safety; * James Butler, a former New York Giants and St. Louis Rams safety; * Fredrick Bennett, a former Houston Texans defensive back; * Etric Pruitt, a former defensive back for the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks; * Carlos Rogers, a former Redskins and San Francisco 49ers cornerback; * Correll Buckhalter, a former Philadelphia Eagles running back.
In addition, the government plans to file criminal information charging Joseph Horn, the former New Orleans Saints wide receiver, and Donald "Reche" Caldwell, the former San Diego Chargers and New England Patriots wide receiver, according to the news release.
More than 20 FBI field offices across the country participated in the investigation, from Miami to New Jersey to Los Angeles, prosecutors said.
Tekashi69's sentencing is coming up on December 18th, and he's doing everything he can to get sympathy.
In a new letter to the judge in the case, the rapper turned government informant, detailed how he disassociated from the Nine Trey Gangsters blood set, was remorseful for his actions while in the gang and that his baby mama, Sara Molina, was getting piped down by one of his associates.
"Prior to my arrest, I was kidnapped by members of the gang, became aware of the fact that the mother of my child was having sexual relations with one of my co-defendants and that they were stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from me," Tekashi wrote to Manhattan federal court judge Paul Engelmayer on Wednesday.
The 23-year old is facing a mandatory minimum of 47-years behind bars under the terms of his guilty plea, but could be sentenced to as little as time-served due to his cooperation with the government.
Juice WRLD's family is breaking their silence on the death of the 21-year-old rapper, shedding light on his battle with prescription drug abuse and his fight to help others beat their addictions.
In an exclusive statement to TMZ, the late rapper's mom, Carmella Wallace, says, "We loved Jarad with all of our hearts and cannot believe our time with him has been cut short. As he often addressed in his music and to his fans, Jarad battled with prescription drug dependency."
Juice rapped about drugs often, something his family says wasn't to promote using ... but instead to help those battling addiction who may have felt alone in their fight.
His mom continues, "Addiction knows no boundaries and its impact goes way beyond the person fighting it. Jarad was a son, brother, grandson, friend and so much more to so many people who wanted more than anything to see him defeat addiction."
However, his family believes his story can help others moving forward, with the mom telling TMZ, "We hope the conversations he started in his music and his legacy will help others win their battles as that is what he wanted more than anything."
Carmella wraps by thanking Juice's fans, friends and family for their support during the incredibly difficult time, saying, "We know that Jarad's legacy of love, joy and emotional honesty will live on."
TMZ broke the story ... Juice WRLD died after a private flight from L.A. to Chicago Sunday. Law enforcement sources tell us the rapper swallowed several Percocet pills upon landing when he learned federal agents were going to search the plane.
In total, 70 lbs. of marijuana, some codeine and 3 handguns were found on the plane.
ElCamino drops off an official music video for "Stove Tops" featuring 38 Spesh, off of his new EP titled "ElCamino 2." Now available everywhere music is streamed and sold! The new 7-track project features Benny The Butcher, 38 Spesh & Rick Hyde over production by Camoflauge Monk, Boodeini, JR Swiftz and more!
1. What Would You Do 2. Cocaine Dreams 3. Shrimp at Phillipes f. Benny The Butcher 4. Psycho 5. Stove Tops f. 38 Spesh 6. Eat f. Rick Hyde 7. I Don’t Understand
Lil Durk came through the Complex studio to talk with Speedy about JuiceWRLD's passing, what high school was like with Famous Dex, quitting percocets, being better than Quavo in basketball and more.
On Episode 3 of UFC 245 Embedded, welterweight champion Kamaru Usman has harsh words for both modern art and his opponent, Colby Covington, who experiences Vegas with a mall massage. Featherweight title challenger Alexander Volkanovski and champion Max Holloway cross paths at fight week checkin. Double champ Amanda Nunes and fiancé Nina Ansaroff get festive for a holiday photo. UFC 245 Embedded is an all-access, behind-the-scenes video blog leading up to the three title fights taking place Saturday December 14. Order the Pay-Per-View at ESPNPlus.com/PPV
Cadillac Muzik are Alternative Hip Hop/R&B/Funk/Soul/Jazz Fusion music producers, songwriters, and performance artists from San Antonio, Texas. The Duo/Band are similar to the likes of current acts such as Thundercat, Anderson Paak, The Internet, Childish Gambino, & Janelle Monae. Caddy Muzik is heavily influenced by major musicians like James Brown, George Clinton (P-Funk), Outkast, Prince, & Isley Brothers...
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Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 11, 2019 at 12:30pm
Just a few days after apologizing for his recent "inexcusable" behavior and asking the NFL for another chance, Antonio Brown is back on the attack.
The free agent wide receiver took to Twitter on Wednesday to blast the league, the NFL Player's Association and former teammate Ben Roethlisberger.
Brown started off his tirade by accusing the NFL of having a double standard when it comes to black and white players.
Guess all mighty@nfl can hold players out against there will no criminal charges pending nothing but A Caucasian player gets a domestic go to jail still out there playing targeted hate against us everywhere my peeps," Brown wrote.
He then accused the NFLPA of being thieves.
"Let me get my lil bread get out y’all way @NFLPA we know y'all stealing."
Brown later retweeted two people who brought up Ben's sexual assault cases, and called the quarterback a "loser."
If AB really wants to get back in the league he's definitely going about it the wrong way.
Posted by ChasinDatPaper on December 11, 2019 at 12:11pm
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In this clip, Tito Ortiz discussed his relationship with former adult film star Jenna Jameson and their tumultuous time together. He spoke about things going south as Jenna's drug addiction spiraled out of control. Tito explained how his therapist gave him the reality check he needed in order to move past Jenna.