Blog: Please Leave Your Hat On

Recently, we wrote about creepware and how people use it to spy on unsuspecting victims through webcams. As the name implies, this is really creepy. Unfortunately, there are other similar threats on the Internet. Another scam that has become very popular this year is webcam blackmailing. In these cases, the scammers don’t hide the fact that they are using the webcam.

 

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Just what we need another 'peeper' not!

My webcam, unless I'm using it, is face down on the desk and turned off, They are welcome to turn it on and view the wood grain


dickevans wrote:

Just what we need another 'peeper' not!

My webcam, unless I'm using it, is face down on the desk and turned off, They are welcome to turn it on and view the wood grain


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They'd be looking at the back side of some masking tape on mine with a message that says

 

"Go directly to jail.  Do not pass 'Go'.  Do not collect any Bitcoin."

Recently, we wrote about creepware and how people use it to spy on unsuspecting victims through webcams. As the name implies, this is really creepy. Unfortunately, there are other similar threats on the Internet. Another scam that has become very popular this year is webcam blackmailing. In these cases, the scammers don’t hide the fact that they are using the webcam.

 

- Blog: Please Leave Your Hat On