12 April 2012

With 82 percent of technology users concerned with webcam hacking


In the wake of several high publicity webcam hacking cases, 82 percent of laptop users expressed concern about the possibility of their webcams being 'hijacked........

Representing the latest trend in cybercrime, webcams provide an easy way for individuals and organizations to spy on users. Last fall, a Rutgers student committed suicide after a webcam secretly videotaped him kissing another man. Unfortunately, such incidents are not limited to college pranks....................

These cases illustrate that webcam hacking is not a hypothetical risk; it's a reality.........

Hackers can access a webcam in less than a minute, and would-be hackers easily learn the process with tutorials and free spying software available for free on the Internet. Since most laptops, tablets and an increasing number of gaming devices and televisions are manufactured with built-in webcams, the potential for webcam privacy invasion grows daily.

Webcams provide cybercriminals with access to potentially embarrassing information that could be used to bully or blackmail laptop owners. Beyond peeping, the technology also provides opportunities for cyber-stalking, hate crimes, burglary and identity theft.......


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