18.12.2013 23:35 Uhr, Quelle: Macrumors

Software Allows Hackers to Activate MacBook Webcams Without Green Warning Light

A recently resolved criminal case shows how a high schooler was able to hack a classmate's laptop in order to take nude photographs with he computer camera without her knowledge, before attempting to use the images to extort her. Though Apple's FaceTime camera is designed to always illuminate the adjacent green light at the top of the screen, software has been written to separate the camera and light hardware, allowing both illegal -- and legal, the FBI has used similar software in criminal investigations -- ways. Wh

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