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Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230 (github.com)
submitted 3 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 weeks ago

Both android and crapple phones have mic & cam indicators nowadays, tho, and if a piece of software has a level of access high enough to bypass those, you kinda have bigger issues... Also, the webcam receives power by default currently; as the repo mentions, it's just another USB device (well, it's 3v3, and not 5v, but it doesn't really matter here)