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minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·1 day agoHave there ever been cases where this actually happened?
minus-squareAngry_Autist (he/him)@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down2·15 hours agoYes, several schools have been caught activating cameras in the home, and have punished students for activities seen on those illegally enabled cameras Nothing happened to the schools
minus-squarex00z@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·22 hours agoSpying trough the webcam? Hell yeah. There’s even sellers on hacker forums that sell access to the computers of hot girls. It’s sick but it happens. Most big time hackers don’t do this though. They’ll have so many computers under their control they don’t waste time on singular targets.
minus-squareDiplomjodler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·21 hours agoCan you provide any sources?
minus-squareDoctor_Satan@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up6·19 hours agoThis was over 10 years ago, but it popped into my head as soon as I saw this thread. Over 1,600 rent-to-own stores were found by the FTC to have spyware installed on laptops that enabled the stores to access the webcams. The spyware also included keyloggers. I would bet money that this type of shit still happens.
Have there ever been cases where this actually happened?
Yes, several schools have been caught activating cameras in the home, and have punished students for activities seen on those illegally enabled cameras
Nothing happened to the schools
Spying trough the webcam?
Hell yeah. There’s even sellers on hacker forums that sell access to the computers of hot girls. It’s sick but it happens.
Most big time hackers don’t do this though. They’ll have so many computers under their control they don’t waste time on singular targets.
Can you provide any sources?
This was over 10 years ago, but it popped into my head as soon as I saw this thread. Over 1,600 rent-to-own stores were found by the FTC to have spyware installed on laptops that enabled the stores to access the webcams. The spyware also included keyloggers.
I would bet money that this type of shit still happens.