I knew the webcam couldn't be trusted!!!
Hence, the cute little sticker I put over it.
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| Author: | Rumpole [ Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | “Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam |
“Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam By Becky Worley | Upgrade Your Life – Thu, Mar 14, 2013 From hundreds of miles away, a man sits at his monitor watching an unsuspecting woman use her computer, undress and go to sleep. She has no idea she’s being watched. The remote attacker has installed software to control her webcam. What’s worse, he’s recording all of her actions and posting those videos on YouTube or trading the videos with other voyeurs online. R.A.T. Remote Access Tools This scenario is happening more and more; there are myriad photos and videos available online indicating the practice is getting easier and more popular with an online community called Ratters. They use Remote Access Tools (R.A.T.s) to activate the webcams of compromised computers and record video of unsuspecting users. They call the owners of these infected computers “slaves,” and compromising videos, especially of female slaves, are openly traded, and posted on YouTube. Online Forums of Ratters Grow The practice of taking over a computer is not new. Hackers have produced software for years that gives complete control of a machine to a remote attacker. Aspects of these tools are also common in the IT field for offering remote tech support. But what’s new is the community of remote attackers who have formed in hacking forums to share or trade access to the enslaved computers and talk about their exploits. In a detailed article on Ars Technica, journalist Nate Anderson probes into the members at hackforums.net, which he says has more than 134 pages of posts featuring captured images and video of female slaves. Some are recorded from webcams, and others are videos or images found on the hard drives of compromised computers that their owners thought were private and secure. ......more at link (Including Video Report) http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upgrade-you ... 53356.html |
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| Author: | Rumpole [ Sat Mar 16, 2013 2:21 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: “Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam |
Rat hackers target computers of attractive women... |
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| Author: | Maltese Mama [ Sat Mar 16, 2013 7:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: “Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam |
I knew the webcam couldn't be trusted!!! Hence, the cute little sticker I put over it.
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| Author: | Rumpole [ Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:41 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: “Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam |
Ah... but what of the pics I have from the pre-sticker days 
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| Author: | ftsk420 [ Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: “Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam |
This has been going on for years now especially with webcams that have no password. I don't know if you can still do it but you used to be able to go on Google and view unprotected webcams. You could also view road cams airport cams stuff like that. |
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| Author: | Rumpole [ Sat Mar 16, 2013 4:54 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: “Ratters” – They Watch Through Your Webcam |
There was a story.. cant remember details of a college? supplying students with laptops... and monitoring web cams. I seem to remember there was an outcry and monitoring was stopped. |
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