If you have a built-in webcam, watch this video!

[electron]

More and more laptops are now equipped with webcams. What most people don't realize is how easy it is to get into a system remotely, and turn these on. While I have mentioned this issue for years, CNN posted a very interesting video which explains all of this. If you have a system in your household with a webcam, I urge you to watch this video.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/...bcam.cnn?hpt=T2

 

[wuench]

More and more laptops are now equipped with webcams. What most people don't realize is how easy it is to get into a system remotely, and turn these on. While I have mentioned this issue for years, CNN posted a very interesting video which explains all of this. If you have a system in your household with a webcam, I urge you to watch this video.

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/...bcam.cnn?hpt=T2

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[mustangcoupe]

same here ...."unavailable"

 

[electron]

Very strange, even the YouTube version seems to have the same problems.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sC9xOBoGzc4

 

[Steve]

Took it down probably because the guy mentioned the name of the specific software to download and use.

 

[mustangcoupe]

currently it is still here

http://www.tekbuz.com/hackers-can-access-r...r-webcam/15975/

 

[BraveSirRobbin]

I think Steve is right. If this is the one I remember seeing on CNN a computer security person states the EXACT name of the hacker software used to do this, and even said it is commonly available on the Internet.

 

[electron]

It's metasploit, it's one of the most popular/powerful tools out there, every 'hacker'/security expert already knows this tool (and casual users won't figure out how to use it anyways), can't imagine that would be the showstopper.

 

[sic0048]

The video just recommended some basic security features anyway. Things like change the default name and passwork on your router, use multiple layers of firewalls (router firewall, windows firewall on each computer, etc), and use random "strong" passwords, and don't open attachments that you are not expecting (used a PDF "receipt" as one example of what attachments hackers are using) even if you know the sender.

The biggest risk is for those people that don't understand security at all and run unsecure networks, default names & passwords, etc.

 

[apostolakisl]

My camera has a red light that illuminates when it is capturing video. I have always assumed that the red light is inseparable from the camera in the sense that, no matter what, if the camera is operating the red light is on. Anybody know otherwise?