Former National Security Administration staffer demos Mac Malware that taps into a Camera and Mic

“Security researcher and former NSA staffer Patrick Wardle is this afternoon demonstrating a way for Mac malware to tap into live feeds from the built-in webcam and microphone,” ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac. “His presentation is being delivered at the Virus Bulletinconference in Denver later today.”

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“Although any unauthorized access to the webcam will light the green LED – a firmware-level protection that is exceedingly difficult to bypass – Wardle’s presentation shows how a malicious app can tap into the outgoing feed of an existing webcam session, like a FaceTime or Skype call, where the light would already be on,” Lovejoy reports.

“Wardle has created an app that monitors webcam and microphone activity, and will alert you when a new process accesses either,” Lovejoy reports. “A pop-up will alert you, advise the name of the process and ask whether you want to allow or block access.”

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