Ring responds to hacker gaining access to camera in 8-year old girl's room and using it to talk to her.

For the past few years, we've been made well-aware of the vulnerabilities of baby monitors, as they've been hijacked repeatedly by pranksters looking to give a scare to youngster's parents. Now a more modern device is causing brand new chills.

Ring security cameras promise to add a level of safety for you and your loved ones through video and audio monitoring. But as one family recently learned when their daughter's camera was hacked, that security isn't always guaranteed.

This video from Today shows the alarming incident as it unfolded:

The LeMay family was horrified to discover that the Ring camera in their 8-year-old daughter Alyssa's room was hacked by a stranger. The family had installed the camera days earlier as a safety measure since she suffers from seizures.