nsane.forums Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Researcher documents a variation of the clickjacking technique that could be used to turn on a webcam and microphone direct from a web site without the user’s knowledge or consent.Adobe has fixed a privacy invasion flaw in Flash that allowed remote spies to turn on a computer user’s webcam via a rigged web site.The vulnerability, discovered and documented by researcher Feross Aboukhadijeh, is a variation of the clickjacking technique and could be used to turn on a webcam and microphone direct from a web site without the user’s knowledge or consent.In this video, Aboukhadijeh documents the attack scenario: Adobe says the issue is now fixed:Adobe is aware of a report describing a clickjacking issue related to the online Flash Player Settings Manager. We have resolved the issue with a change to the Flash Player Settings Manager SWF file hosted on the Adobe website. No user action or Flash Player product update are required.If, like me, you are paranoid about these kinds of bugs activating your webcam, do the smart thing and put a sticky over the camera. Matter solved. View: Original Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxhedroom Posted October 23, 2011 Share Posted October 23, 2011 I'm the same...I keep my cam pointed straight downward when not in use and my mic stays muted unless I need it. :ph34r: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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