Submission + - Can someone pwn your cam without your knowledge? 1
The Truman Show writes: In another article, someone took over a coffee machine connected to the internet, which got me thinking... how safe are webcams from being pwn'd? Many cams have no indication that they are active. Many cams are on personal computers in kids' bedrooms, and it's not unusual to just leave the laptop on most of the time. What precautions are there to prevent some new trojan from installing a remote-controlled on-switch to turn your bedroom into a live webcam or send a snapshot every X minutes? Heck, you might be the star of your own Truman Show right now.