Did you know Hackers can hijack a five-year-old MacBook camera without triggering the warning light?

Most laptops with built-in cameras have an important privacy feature ”” a light that is supposed to turn on any time the camera is in use. But Wolf says she never saw the light on her laptop go on. As a result, she had no idea she was under surveillance.

That wasn’t supposed to be possible. While controlling a camera remotely has long been a source of concern to privacy advocates, conventional wisdom said there was at least no way to deactivate the warning light. New evidence indicates otherwise.

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3 comments on “Did you know Hackers can hijack a five-year-old MacBook camera without triggering the warning light?

  1. Milton says:

    Yeah, but hackers can’t remotely peel off a Post-It note covering the camera lens! 🙂

  2. Capt. Father Warren says:

    yet

  3. Milton says:

    Maybe an Amazon delivery drone could be hacked to do it. :/