Fruitfly, aimed at Macs, allowed hacker to take control and turn on cameras (cyberscoop.com) 16 points by vermontdevil 8y ago ↗ HN
[–] krutzger 8y ago ↗ Let's hope the your-webcam-is-active LED is hardwired in hardware and not controlled by software or firmware in computers released from now and onwards. [–] robofd 8y ago ↗ I always hear people saying that on MacBooks it is.I wish someone could verify. [–] madmod 8y ago ↗ It’s possible to modify the firmware of the camera to disable the LED. Sorry I can’t remember the source.
[–] robofd 8y ago ↗ I always hear people saying that on MacBooks it is.I wish someone could verify. [–] madmod 8y ago ↗ It’s possible to modify the firmware of the camera to disable the LED. Sorry I can’t remember the source.
[–] madmod 8y ago ↗ It’s possible to modify the firmware of the camera to disable the LED. Sorry I can’t remember the source.
[–] hkmurakami 8y ago ↗ Well I guess my blue tape on the MacBook camera isn't coming off any time soon. [–] dogma1138 8y ago ↗ If they can control the camera, they can control the mic which is arguably scarier for most people.
[–] dogma1138 8y ago ↗ If they can control the camera, they can control the mic which is arguably scarier for most people.
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[ 4.1 ms ] story [ 27.4 ms ] threadI wish someone could verify.