Sophos alert for 'webcam trojans'
Security firm Sophos has warned of hackers using webcam spyware to steal sensitive information from victims' machines, then threaten them with information.
Security firm Sophos has warned of hackers using webcam spyware to steal sensitive information from victims' machines, then threaten them with information.
Adrian Ringland lived in Ilkeston, Derbyshire in England, used webcam trojans to capture sensitive information from the victim's computer. After that, he used this information to intimidate the teenage girls - his victims - forcing them to provide him with erotic images.
At the end of August, Adrian Ringland was forced by the British court to violate ethics and illegal computer acts. The victim of Adrian Ringland includes a 14-year-old Canadian student, 3 new English girls about 13.14 years old, and 3 other girls.
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