Hackers Use Vulnerabilities to Access Private Webcams
Ever feel that you have no privacy in your own home? We’ve all done the “leave me alone!” followed by the dramatic door-slam. Once you’re in your room stewing with anger and satisfied with your self-imposed solitude, believe it or not, you may not be as alone as you think. If you own a webcam, you may not be far away from prying eyes, even in your own room.
Hackers are able to access webcams to see what you’re looking at online and are even capable of eavesdropping on what you may be saying. Victims of such hacks are usually infiltrated when they click on an infected link in an e-mail or website. Once accessed, the hacker’s program takes over the computer and therefore has the ability to remotely turn on the webcam.
Hackers normally target security loopholes in Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, and those weaknesses found before they have a chance of being corrected are called Zero-Day or IE-Exploits. The longer these weaknesses remain unaddressed, the easier they are for the hackers to exploit.
“Anyone with very little technical stills or knowledge can actually launch these attacks,” said Michael Gregg, CEO of Superior Solutions Inc.
In fact, most PC users don’t realize that hackers have the potential of having so much power over their computers in such a way.
“What people don’t realize, if those devices are a network device someone can very easily search for them on the web,” says Charles Tendell, a certified ethical hacker.
Once they figure out what type of camera you’re using, they’re able to see the unprotected webcam image. A full shot of your small business, office, bedroom, or even a baby’s room.
But the odds aren’t hopeless. There are always things that a user can do to protect their computer from such an intrusive hack. Keeping anti-virus up to date is very important, and staying away from suspicious links can increase your chances of protection. If you’re linking to a network webcam, make sure to password protect it, and in the event you suspect your computer is infected, scan your PC with Avast or Malware Bytes to make sure.
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