schizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 26 days agoMalware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230github.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up181arrow-down10file-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkMalware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230github.comschizoidman@lemm.ee to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 26 days agomessage-square11fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-square4am@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·26 days agoThen the LED would always be on. I doubt that most of those cameras are ever powered off when the computer is on, rather they just write the data from the camera into a memory buffer when asked for a camera feed.
Then the LED would always be on. I doubt that most of those cameras are ever powered off when the computer is on, rather they just write the data from the camera into a memory buffer when asked for a camera feed.