Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams

Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams

Nate Anderson at Wired paints a terrifying portrait of the sick world of webcam hackers, while also pointing out that such perverted snooping is within easy reach of even the technically unskilled:

Calling most of these guys “hackers” does a real disservice to hackers everywhere; only minimal technical skill is now required to deploy a RAT and acquire slaves. Once infected, all the common RAT software provides a control panel view in which one can see all current slaves, their locations, and the status of their machines. With a few clicks, the operator can start watching the screen or webcam of any slave currently online.

For Pete’s sake, folks. Get yourself a webcam cover.

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One comment on “Meet the men who spy on women through their webcams”

  1. Simon

    "For Pete's sake, folks. Get yourself a webcam cover."

    or better yet, the 'so called hackers' aught to seek professional help.

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