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[Logethica]

Mother finds hacked live-stream of daughters' bedroom online:

A mother has discovered that a webcam aimed at the bedroom of her two daughters had been hacked and was being live-streamed online for thousands of strangers to watch...

The mother, only known as Jennifer, described the situation as her "worst nightmare" and says she feels as though she has "failed".

The private webcam, aimed at the beds of her two eight-year-old girls, was intended to keep a watchful eye over them but it had been hacked and the live footage was open for anyone to view.

Unbeknownst to her, the stream had been online since at least July 27 and had been liked 571 times...

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[Vasudev]

That's why everyone recommends to shut down their PC when not in use. I am suprised why both sister's didn't notice white/green light when webcam is ON during night time.

 

[rigor]

This is why you should always cover/unplug your webcam when not using it.

 

[DardiM]

Thanks for the share

I think this mother let the camera also the night, as she was "recording", certainly to be able to watch the video in case of problem.

A private webcam like the mother used has to be offline or in a private network, not on a PC connected to internet

That's why everyone recommends to shut down their PC when not in use. I am suprised why both sister's didn't notice white/green light when webcam is ON during night time.

A Hacker (not only) can disable the camera's LED light if he successfully has remote access to the PC

 

[Cohen]

Stuff like this is why I'm paranoid and hardware disable my headset mic when I'm not using it and cover my camera up on my laptop when I don't need to use it.

 

[_CyberGhosT_]

I have 3 lil daughters, this is how I will end up locked up.
If traceable, the perps would be hurting badly, then I would call the police

 

[Venustus]

I always disable webcam functionality via device manager,because of such vile situations as this.

 

[frogboy]

I always disable webcam functionality via device manager,because of such vile situations as this.

The same here ,always disable webcam.

 

[DardiM]

The same here ,always disable webcam.

I always disable my webcam because people are afraid seeing my face :'(
(For others penguins, I'm an awesome guy )

 

[frogboy]

I always disable my webcam because people are afraid seeing my face :'(

LOL.

 

[Entreri]

Damn. Sick Pedos.

This is why I put a tape over my PC camera. Can't be too paranoid about these things.

 

[ElectricSheep]

Low tech and cheap solution: a piece of tape over the cam.

 

[Deleted member 2913]

I always disable my webcam because people are afraid seeing my face :'(
(For others penguins, I'm an awesome guy )

My webcam is afraid seeing my face...I am pretty safe

Why dont laptop come with shutter/slide on camera?

 

[juhful]

I just keep mine disabled unless I need to use it, which is never lol

 

[ElectricSheep]

But... Put me in a room with them for 5 minutes with a sledgehammer... please? I'll enjoy it

 

[Deleted member 2913]

Removed

 

[jamescv7]

Sometimes we should not rely too much on the technology.

If still insist to use webcam or any camera related products, make sure you use locally without any internet connection.

Remember hacks occur through networks so of course any slip configuration may occur.

 

[simbelmayne]

There's no need to make the camera connected to the Web. It must be in the local network