Hacking a Digital Microscope Camera for Fun and Automated PCB Inspection

A desire for automated PCB inspection has led [charliex] down some deep rabbit holes. He’s written his own inspection software, he’s mounted his PCB vise on a stepper-controlled table, and …read more Continue reading Hacking a Digital Microscope Camera for Fun and Automated PCB Inspection

A More Open Raspbrry Pi Camera Stack With libcamera

As open as the Raspberry Pi Foundation has been about their beloved products, they would be the first to admit there’s always more work to be done: Getting a Pi up and running still requires many closed proprietary components. But the foundation works to chip away at it bit by …read more

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How Just Visiting A Site Could Have Hacked Your iPhone or MacBook Camera

If you use Apple iPhone or MacBook, here we have a piece of alarming news for you.

Turns out merely visiting a website — not just malicious but also legitimate sites unknowingly loading malicious ads as well — using Safari browser could have let remot… Continue reading How Just Visiting A Site Could Have Hacked Your iPhone or MacBook Camera

New Flaw Lets Rogue Android Apps Access Camera Without Permission

An alarming security vulnerability has been discovered in several models of Android smartphones manufactured by Google, Samsung, and others that could allow malicious apps to secretly take pictures and record videos — even when they don’t have specific… Continue reading New Flaw Lets Rogue Android Apps Access Camera Without Permission

Google Discloses Android Camera Hijack Hack

Google has disclosed a now-fixed issue that enabled third-party apps to access a disturbing set of permissions for its Camera App built into Android phones. Continue reading Google Discloses Android Camera Hijack Hack

Is Facebook Secretly Accessing Your iPhone’s Camera? Some Users Claimed

It appears that Facebook at the center of yet another issue involving privacy.

Reportedly, multiple iPhone users have come forward on social media complaining that the Facebook app secretly activates their smartphone’s camera in the background while t… Continue reading Is Facebook Secretly Accessing Your iPhone’s Camera? Some Users Claimed

Apple’s New MacBook Disconnects Microphone “Physically” When Lid is Closed

Apple introduces a new privacy feature for all new MacBooks that “at some extent” will prevent hackers and malicious applications from eavesdropping on your conversations.

Apple’s custom T2 security chip in the latest MacBooks includes a new hardware … Continue reading Apple’s New MacBook Disconnects Microphone “Physically” When Lid is Closed

Hard-coded Passwords Make Hacking Foscam ‘IP Cameras’ Much Easier

Security researchers have discovered over a dozen of vulnerabilities in tens of thousands of web-connected cameras that can not be protected just by changing their default credentials.

Vulnerabilities found in two models of IP cameras from China-based… Continue reading Hard-coded Passwords Make Hacking Foscam ‘IP Cameras’ Much Easier