Police Nab Creator Of Webcam Trojan

KingFishKingFish
edited January 2005 in Science & Tech
Spanish police have arrested a man suspected of creating a Trojan horse software program capable of making secret recordings of Internet users through their Webcams and stealing confidential information.
The 37-year-old suspect is a computer programmer from Madrid identified by the initials J.A.S. Spanish Civil Guard units caught the man spying on various Net users through their Webcams when they surprised him in his home this week during an operation dubbed "Tic-Tac," they say.

The man is alleged to have created a Trojan horse program distributed through peer-to-peer file sharing networks, like Kazaa. The Trojan horse can be hidden in a file for a picture or song, and once downloaded gives the hacker remote access to the victim's computer.
Source: PC World

Comments

  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited January 2005
    It's too good for him, but it's a start...
  • LeonardoLeonardo Wake up and smell the glaciers Eagle River, Alaska Icrontian
    edited January 2005
    Put the weasel in a zoo, naked. He can have his own exhibit entitled "black hat hacker". No one will need a webcam.
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