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Spy on the Webcams of Your Website Visitors

• delinka 15y ago
  It doesn't disable the little green light on my mac laptop, ergo it cannot do this "without [my] knowledge." Maybe the average user is slightly more daft, but that green LED glares me in the face and is hard to miss.
  • Kliment 15y ago
    Many laptops have no indicator light at all. I'm currently typing on one.
    • michaelcampbell 15y ago
      What brand is that? I can't say I've EVER seen a laptop that has a webcam without an indicator light. I almost had an idea they were regulated to have one for just this reason. I'm not doubting you, I'm genuinely curious.
      • Kliment 15y ago
        Acer AS1410
      • esrauch 15y ago
        I'm pretty sure my Asus laptop doesn't have an indicator light.
  • feross 15y ago
    But, by the time you realize what's happening, wouldn't an attacker already have a picture of you?
    • esrauch 15y ago
      What would the attacker do with the picture?
      • tgrass 15y ago
        Blackmail. A pornographic site could do quite well. http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/49384-trojan-blackmails-japanese-porn-lovers http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/49384-trojan-blackm...
• atldev 15y ago
  The proof-of-concept demo said my camera had been click-jacked, but it didn't look like the camera was active (no green light) and no image on the site. Mac + Firefox. I'm surprised we don't see more click-jack vectors. Watching most of my relatives use a computer blows my mind. No attention whatsoever to urls, link destinations, what they're clicking, or memory of what they've clicked afterwards.