Introduction
Do you also think that your camera can be turned on without turning on the indicator light?
Many people think that if the indicator light is not on, it means the camera is also not on.
They are absolutely right.In this modern world, it has become very simple for hackers and third party users to hack any device.
With concerns like your privacy and cyber security, it has become very important to know how hackers, viruses and malware can reach your camera or any other device.
In this blog, I will try to answer all your “questions” about how the indicator light works and how you can keep your camera safe.
How Camera Indicator Lights Work?
Most of the people use webcam from outside because they have to record in good quality and the webcam camera brought from outside may or may not have LED, but please buy the one with indicator light.
When you use the camera, the LED light turns on at that time and this light is installed by the company for your safety.
- In simple language, these are hardware wires connected to your device, when your camera is on, then only the LED light also turns on.
- Some software give you this permission that you can turn off your LED light (but it has been seen that it is applicable only on laptops)
- The light in mobile phone is inbuilt, there is no separate light and due to this it is difficult to tell whether the camera is on or not.
But it is not a difficult task for a hacker to bypass the LED light, so you should be alert. Now let’s know more –
Is It Possible for a Camera to Be On Without the Light?
Well, the correct thing is that whenever you use the camera, your LED lights should be on at that time. But it has been seen many times that hackers have done this wrong, let’s know how –
1.Hackers operate the camera of your device remotely through Trojan Horse virus and then they can record or take photos from your camera without turning on the LED light.
2.This is not always done by hackers. Sometimes, this LED light remains off even during manufacturing in the company and this is also a sign of bad work.
Real-World Examples of Camera Hacks- some case
1.Mark Zuckerberg’s Webcam Cove-https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jun/22/mark-zuckerberg-tape-webcam-microphone-facebookr
2.Miss Teen USA Case (2013)-https://www.cnn.com/2013/09/26/justice/miss-teen-usa-sextortion/index.html
How to Protect Yourself from Camera Hacking
1.You can cover your camera with some physical non transparent clothes or anything after working.
2.Check your device to see if you have given permission to any third party apps or websites to access the camera. If you have, remove it immediately.
3.Use the best and trusted antivirus to protect your device. If you do not know which antivirus is good for your device, then comment me, I will tell you. There is a comment box below, comment.
4.You can also use FIRWALL to protect your network. VPN can also be used but it should be secure.
Conclusion
You can assume that when you turn on your camera, the LED light will also be on normally. But the hacker can also turn off your LED light with the help of different types of viruses.