Why You Need to Cover Your Webcam RIGHT NOWBy Claire Bernish Chelsea Clarks night watching Netflix with her boyfriend didnt seem like anything out of the ordinary until pictures of the couple from that evening were sent to her Facebook account by the hacker whod taken them from her webcam. Clark described this as a terrifying notion. It was a really bizarre thing to receive those messages and it really took a second to be like, OH MY GOD, thats what this means, thats the implication of receiving this message is someone was just watching us. We obviously had no idea it was taking place at the moment, but retroactively it was like a really, really deeply creepy feeling. It was very unnerving. I mean it does feel like theres just someone in your home with you. Hackread reported previously that hackers use Remote Access Trojan (RAT) to gain access to unsuspecting users computers and record their activity, including webcam sessions. In a separate incident, a Canadian woman who had taken control of users webcams was arrested for spying. This RAT malware is easily obtained by young and novice hackers through those with more experience. Called ratters because of the name of the malware they most often use, these hackers take control of a victims computer and electronic devices and then attack, according to Hackread. Toronto Police are investigating Clarks case. An easy safeguard everyone can use to prevent their candid moments from being seen by prying eyes is to attach a small piece of any opaque tape, band aid, or other material over the webcam. In fact, if you havent yet, maybe that should be the next thing you do. Claire Bernish writes for theAntiMedia.org. Anti-Media Radio airs weeknights at 11pm Eastern/8pm Pacific. If you spot a typo, email edits@theantimedia.org. Claire Bernish joined Anti-Media as an independent journalist in May of 2015. Her topics of interest include social justice, police brutality, exposing the truth behind propaganda, and general government accountability. Born in North Carolina, she now lives in Ohio. Learn more about Bernish here! Three ways around this. Load Windows 10 and itll probably re-enable everything and see through the tape with IR. LOL you are so right they can still hear even if they cannot see Heres a hint, disable your webcam in your device manager if youre on a laptop. If youre on a tablet or mobile device you can do the same. If youre on a PC, unplug it from the USB port. Its really not that complicated. If youre on a laptop, right click My computer and go to properties and go to Device Manager and youll see your webcam in there, just disable it if youre not going to use it. Theres other tips on youtube if youre not tech savvy at all. 