5 Tips for Preventing a Webcam Hack | Avast

5 Tips for Preventing a Webcam Hack | Avast
Charlotte Empey, 19 November 2019

Boost webcam security with these tips to keep spying eyes and listening ears away.



There is perhaps no more nightmarish violation than home invasion. Your home is where you feel safe and care for your loved ones. It’s where you’re particularly vulnerable. And in the age of IoT, you open a new gateway into your home with each new connected device. Hackers know this well, and you can bet they will test the security of every one of those gates. One way we see this playing out is in webcam security – which is a growing issue. In September a white-hat hacker revealed that 15,000 webcams made by nine companies could be viewed by anyone online, and many could be manipulated remotely. What would these attacks look like? Real-life examples can be disturbing.
Webcam hack #1: The invisible kidnapper
A particularly scary webcam hack report hails from a Texas home, where a mom and dad got the creepiest surprise of their lives. They were lying in bed when they heard disturbing noises coming from their 4-month-old’s nursery — specifically, an adult male uttering expletives. When they sprang from their bed and turned on a light, they were instructed by a voice coming from the Nest camera in their bedroom to turn off the light. The male voice proceeded to tell them that he was going to kidnap their baby, and that he was in the baby’s room at that very moment.
Dashing to their baby’s room, they found the child alone. T ..

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