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OverSight

For Mac users concerned about cybersecurity, OverSight is a free security tool designed to alert users when the microphone or webcam on their computers have been activated. As the creators of OverSight note, "[o]ne of the most insidious actions of malware" is that it can "[abuse] the audio and video capabilities of an infected host to record an unknowing user." The creators go on to say, that "while the webcam's LED will turn on whenever a session is initially started, new research has shown that malware can surreptitiously piggyback into such existing sessions [such as Facetime or Skype sessions] and record both audio and video - without fear of detection." For more information about OverSight and to download this tool, check out the link above.
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December 16th, 2016
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December 16th, 2016 at 10:12am
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December 16th, 2016 at 10:50am
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