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Whoever says there aren't enough nice people in this world need to read this next story.

Imagine you're sitting in your (well connected, technologically advanced) home, minding your own business. Suddenly, a voice calls out to you out of nowhere. You look around, but you don't see anyone. Upon further inspection, you notice that the man on the other end is talking to you through your Nest security camera — that he somehow has access to.

But luckily, the strange voice just wants to warn you to change your password, and nothing else. This exact scenario happened to Andy Gregg, a man in Phoenix, Arizona, who captured the conversation on video.

According to USA Today:

"The man speaking to him through the camera said he was a 'white hat' hacker in Canada with the group Anonymous. He told Gregg his private information had been compromised … The man then recited a password Gregg had used for multiple websites.

"The hacker said he had accessed Gregg's camera to warn him about its security vulnerabilities. Other hackers, he said, might exploit the same gaps for nefarious ends."

True, the hacker was a bit creepy. But at least he had Andy's best intentions in mind. In the video below, the white hat can be heard saying, "I'm sorry I freaked you out. You'll never see or hear from me again, so have a good night and I hope all is well and I didn't cause too much of a pain in the butt."

Watch the video, and check out the full story on USA Today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbk3OdYBLHA

