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Novel Tourist
apoorva
Posts: 1
Registered: ‎18-03-2012

video call being hacked

i doubt that sumtimes when i am on video call... my calls are being hacked... i want to ask is there a possibility of data being transferred from my web cam  to the person who has hacked my web cam,when i am on a video chat??

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g4pilut
Posts: 12,934
Registered: ‎27-06-2011

Re: video call being hacked

If your computer has been hacked then anything is possible.  On a malware free device Skype video is secure.




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concernedperson
Posts: 2
Registered: ‎02-05-2012

Re: video call being hacked

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There are several hacked skype videos online! 

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NormanM
Posts: 5,506
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Registered: ‎24-06-2011

Re: video call being hacked


concernedperson wrote:

There are several hacked skype videos online! 


That isn't possible.

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