# Netgear Armor Blocking Wyze Cam suddenly **URL:** \ **Category:** Sensors\ **Tags:** iphone-ipad\ **Created:** [December 10, 2019, 11:29pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/netgear-armor-blocking-wyze-cam-suddenly/76233 "2019-12-10T23:29:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 33
**Author:** ![DreadPirateRush](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/wyze/user_avatar/forums.wyze.com/dreadpiraterush/32/1531_2.png) [@DreadPirateRush](https://forums.wyze.com/u/DreadPirateRush)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.wyze.com/t/netgear-armor-blocking-wyze-cam-suddenly/76233/33 "2019-12-18T18:07:26Z")
The Ring hack is a misnomer, and the media is causing mass hysteria with their misinformation. The cameras themselves are not being hacked. It’s the user’s accounts, which have been compromised because they used poor password practices, that are the problem. I recommend reading this post. It has some great information. 🙂 > [@Camera was hacked](https://forums.wyze.com/t/camera-was-hacked/77027/34): > > The core problem with hacking is it is the user’s fault. Yes, good developers and companies will anticipate the various ways users will not be smart, and correct for this… but bottom line is if you get hacked, it’s your fault. So how to you prevent ever being hacked? I’ve been developing software and using a computer for 37 years. Here’s my 2 cents: Use a password manager and let it assign all your passwords. You only need to remember one then. And no passwords are repeated on all your … --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.wyze.com/t/netgear-armor-blocking-wyze-cam-suddenly/76233)._