Re: [Nolug] New Worm Hijacks Webcams

On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 18:59 -0400, CMJandHOJ@cs.com wrote:
> This is kinda scary for people who keep thier PC in their bedroom with
> a cam plugged in all the time. It's also a huge security risk for a
> company if someone had a cam plugged into their work PC.
>
> http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040823S0004

Slashdot mentioned it, too.

The mention of webcam hijacking is pretty buried.
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotgr.html

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