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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago

Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230

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Malware can turn off webcam LED and record video, demonstrated on ThinkPad X230

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months ago

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GitHub - xairy/lights-out: Tools for controlling webcam LED on ThinkPad X230

Tools for controlling webcam LED on ThinkPad X230. Contribute to xairy/lights-out development by creating an account on GitHub.

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@macarthur_park@lemmy.world
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10•7 months ago
I believe apple has the led hardwire in MacBooks webcams.
- @ayyy@sh.itjust.works
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  5•7 months ago
  Used to, but not anymore. I recall a similar exploit for MacBooks a few years back.

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