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minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·1 day agoSpying trough the webcam? Hell yeah. There’s even sellers on hacker forums that sell access to the computers of hot girls. It’s sick but it happens. Most big time hackers don’t do this though. They’ll have so many computers under their control they don’t waste time on singular targets.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 day agoCan you provide any sources?
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 hours agoNot really. Just scour some hacker forums and you’ll find them though. Most RATs (trojans) have the ability to view trough the webcam.
minus-squareDoctor_Satan@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoThis was over 10 years ago, but it popped into my head as soon as I saw this thread. Over 1,600 rent-to-own stores were found by the FTC to have spyware installed on laptops that enabled the stores to access the webcams. The spyware also included keyloggers. I would bet money that this type of shit still happens.
Spying trough the webcam?
Hell yeah. There’s even sellers on hacker forums that sell access to the computers of hot girls. It’s sick but it happens.
Most big time hackers don’t do this though. They’ll have so many computers under their control they don’t waste time on singular targets.
Can you provide any sources?
Not really. Just scour some hacker forums and you’ll find them though. Most RATs (trojans) have the ability to view trough the webcam.
This was over 10 years ago, but it popped into my head as soon as I saw this thread. Over 1,600 rent-to-own stores were found by the FTC to have spyware installed on laptops that enabled the stores to access the webcams. The spyware also included keyloggers.
I would bet money that this type of shit still happens.