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Former NSA employee shows how any MacBook's webcam and microphone can be hacked | #Apple #CyberSecurity

Apple's MacBook – considered to be one of the safest laptops out there – is not entirely hack proof, a former NSA employee has revealed. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA staffer has demonstrated how any webcam or microphone of a Mac device can be taken over.

Wardle, who is currently working on the R&D for security intelligence firm Synack, created an OS X malware sample to show how hackers can monitor your Mac and anytime a video session is on, the malware records the audio and video automatically.

 

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http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=webcam

 

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Apple's MacBook – considered to be one of the safest laptops out there – is not entirely hack proof, a former NSA employee has revealed. Patrick Wardle, a former NSA staffer has demonstrated how any webcam or microphone of a Mac device can be taken over.

Wardle, who is currently working on the R&D for security intelligence firm Synack, created an OS X malware sample to show how hackers can monitor your Mac and anytime a video session is on, the malware records the audio and video automatically.

 

Learn more / En savoir plus / Mehr erfahren:

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security

 

http://www.scoop.it/t/apple-mac-ios4-ipad-iphone-and-in-security/?tag=webcam

 

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How Apple let a hacker remotely wipe an iPhone, iPad, MacBook

How Apple let a hacker remotely wipe an iPhone, iPad, MacBook | Apple, Mac, MacOS, iOS4, iPad, iPhone and (in)security... | Scoop.it
Summary: Gizmodo's Twitter account was recently hacked, after a former employee's iCloud account was breached, and all his Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, MacBook Air) were remotely wiped.

 

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http://knolinfos.visibli.com/share/yETAZs

 

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