{"id":3765,"date":"2014-07-15T12:14:43","date_gmt":"2014-07-15T16:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/?p=3765"},"modified":"2020-02-26T20:28:14","modified_gmt":"2020-02-26T14:58:14","slug":"webcam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaspersky.co.in\/blog\/webcam\/3765\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Webcam Snoopers Cold"},"content":{"rendered":"

Webcams let family members, friends and business associates connect face-to-face across the world. In the last decade they\u2019ve become so ubiquitous that the phenomenon of seeing someone as you speak with them tens or thousands of miles away has gone from a pipedream to a commonplace reality that can take place in the palm of your hand, courtesy of your smartphone.<\/p>\n

But you\u2019re not the only one who can use the webcam on your computer. Attackers with programs like Blackshades<\/a>, which was cracked down on earlier this year, can essentially hack their way into your computer and use your camera at will. If you think that\u2019s not real, ask Miss Teen USA 2013<\/a>, whose webcam was hacked into and used to take nude photos of her.<\/p>

Worried about webcam peeping toms? #Kaspersky has you covered.<\/p>Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n

http:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/qecvpsP0Hn\/?modal=true<\/p>\n

If you think that threat isn\u2019t real, ask Miss Teen USA 2013, whose webcam was hacked into and used to take nude photos of her.<\/div>\n

Many people are not afraid of webcam peeping \u2015 our poll indicates that more than half of users don\u2019t protect their webcam. However, almost 40 percent cover their webcams with duct tape, a band-aid and so on. However, there are better ways to protect your privacy.\u00a0 Strong antivirus protection systems protect against the latest malware threats \u2013 including invasive ones like those that turn users\u2019 webcams against them.<\/p>\n

Kaspersky Internet Security<\/a>\u00a0makes this impossible by alerting users whenever an application attempts to access the webcam and has permissions setups that allow for certain programs like Skype or Hangouts to have access while denying all others unless expressly granted permission by the user.<\/p>\n

\"Webcam_protection\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Which is good news for anyone who has ever used their laptop in their bedroom \u2013 so pretty much all of us.<\/p>

Prevent\u00a0 #hackers from seeing your bum via a webcam.<\/p>Tweet<\/a><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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